In an interview with CNN's Larry King, former first lady Barbara Bush was blunt on her views of the uncertain presidential nominee for the 2012 general election Sarah Palin. In the Interview broadcast aired tonight Mrs. Bush when asked by King "what's your read about Sarah Palin?" elegantly stated "I sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful, and I think she's very happy in Alaska", cuttingly adding, "and I hope she'll stay there."
This is not the first time Palin has been denounced for the presidency by a predominant GOP figure. One Republican heavyweight remarked, "We believe she could get the nomination, but Barack Obama would crush her." Further a Politico Report has highlighted that a number of Republican Party members perceive her to be a liability to the party, particularly in relation to her running in the 2012 campaign. An interview with CBS News on October 26 with John McCain suggests that he feels uneasy in endorsing for the presidency his former running mate during the 2008 campaign.
Despite recent turbulence within President Obama's administration, having lost the House to his Republican colleagues, there are some suggestions that Obama may serve a second term. A new National Poll found that if Palin were to run as his opposition in 2012 he would hypothetically beat her by 8 percentage points. However, the poll results also indicate that the majority of Americans do not believe he deserves a second term in office. At present Palin is not looking so attractive for the GOPs nomination. While she may have been an effective figure in rallying support during the midterms, statistics suggest that if Palin does run she maybe the Achilles heel for the GOP’s opportunity to retake the White House. After all the memory of her blunders in 2008 will still be fresh on voters’ minds. As a recent ABC News Poll found, only 27 percent believed she is qualified to be the next president.
