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Written by Michael Metzinger | February 21, 2010

Since I am blank on ideas for some local articles, I will write my first national article in a long time. This is an article that will likely cause an uproar with some folks on my side of the aisle, but it is something that I believe needs to be said.

In August of 2008, I felt ecstatic when John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. She was a conservative, an outsider, and a candidate that brought enthusiasm to a pretty dull ticket. Within a few days, the liberal media absolutely destroyed Palin and her family. It was a despicable display of the blatant bias of the mainstream media in this country. Despite the media doing everything to tear her apart, I still liked Palin and still do to this day. However, Sarah Palin is not the answer in 2012 for the Republican Party.

Due to the pitiful 'journalism' that surrounds Sarah Palin, any opportunity for her to have a realistic shot at the White House in 2012 are a long-shot. A little less than three years out until Election Day 2012, Palin is getting destroyed by Obama by 15-20% in nearly every poll conducted in the past few months. When asked if Americans have a favorable/unfavorable opinion of Palin, her favorables are in the upper 30s, while her unfavorables are in the mid 50s. Despite those numbers being bad, nothing beats her lowly numbers on whether or not Palin is qualified to serve as President. From the polls I have read, only 30% or so believe she is qualified, while around 70% believe she is not qualified.

To my conservative friends, do not make the mistake of nominating Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee in 2012 because it will mean four more years of Barack Obama. Although I agree with Palin on the policies, she stands absolutely shot of winning the White House because she will never be able to attract the swing voters in the middle, where her poll numbers are just ugly.

Before I hear it from my fellow conservatives, please realize that I like Sarah Palin, I have enjoyed her book so far, and I believe she is a great advocate for the conservative ideology. However, she can do a whole lot more good for conservative candidates and the Republican Party if she goes out there and campaigns for our candidates, where she can attract huge crowds and help raise campaigns funds to help us knock off Democrats in 2010 and 2012. She may be bright and charismatic, but from the conservatives that I personally know she comes across as naive and a bit simple-minded on the most important issues facing this country.

For all those reasons, I believe the Republican Party should do their due diligence and not nominate Sarah Palin in 2012. If we truly want to defeat Barack Obama in 2012, pick a candidate that can actually put up a fight and win.

What say you?

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