Hypothetical 2012 Scenario

[Tender Branson]

Mitt Romney wins the nomination and Sarah Palin runs as an Independent Tea Party candidate because Romney is too "establishment" for her and unappealing to her folks.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/10/05/would_palin_run_as_an_independent.html

How do you vote and what is the map ?

[Yelnoc]

Palin isn't going to run for anything.

I'd like to see an actual poll done, replacing "Palin" with "Cain".

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Palin would probably be shot by the Tea Party if she decided to launch a third party campaign....she would be hated by the GOP and her negatives would hit 80% within the GOP.

And how, exactly, does Romney win the GOP nomination while being stuck at 25% support with nearly 100% name recognition after 5 years of campaigning?

[I Am Feeblepizza.]

Palin is never going to run for president. She just wants to suck up as much network airtime as she can possibly get.

That said, my vote goes to Palin (I).

[The_Texas_Libertarian]

Palin would rather sit back, let someone else do the work, and take credit via the tea party if Obama is defeated

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Is Palin entitled to the money collected by her PAC?

[Wonkish1]

Is Palin entitled to the money collected by her PAC?

No! She has to contribute it to other political organizations, candidates, etc.

[tmthforu94]

Palin would probably be shot by the Tea Party if she decided to launch a third party campaign....she would be hated by the GOP and her negatives would hit 80% within the GOP.

And how, exactly, does Romney win the GOP nomination while being stuck at 25% support with nearly 100% name recognition after 5 years of campaigning?

Well, for one, the other candidate sucks, but since when has national polling decided who wins the nomination? Rudy Giuliani?

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Is Palin entitled to the money collected by her PAC?

No! She has to contribute it to other political organizations, candidates, etc.

good, otherwise what she is doing ("I'll tell you next month if I am running if you send me money today") would be criminal

[Peeperkorn]

Palin, she's the only qualified person to end the recession, because recession is a matter of domestic policies.