Sarah Palin Says She Could Beat Obama

Palin Says She Could Beat Obama in 2012
Sarah Palin is hitting the road for a new book tour, but is it also the road that could lead to the White House? She told ABC News and The New York Times that she's seriously considering a run for the presidency, despite near-constant carping from the Mainstream Media. In a segment of Palin's interview released by ABC News, Palin told Barbara Walters that she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012. ABC will air the intervie...

Sarah Palin: 'I Believe' I Could Beat Obama In 2012 (VIDEO)
On a day with increased buzz over Sarah Palin's potential decision to announce a run for president in 2012, a video released Wednesday provides a clear indication that if Palin lacks anything necessary to embark on that mission, it isn't confidence. In an interview with ABC News scheduled to air in full on December 9, Barbara Walters asked Palin, "If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?" "I believe so," Palin responded. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to...

Palin says she could beat Obama in 2012
Washington (AFP) – Conservative Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin said Wednesday she could beat President Barack Obama in a race for the White House amid growing speculation she will run for the presidency in 2012. The former Alaska Governor told ABC News she was seriously considering running for the Republican Party presidential nomination in the next Elections. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and... trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for...

Palin: I could beat Obama in 2012
Sarah Palin isn't running for President yet, but if she does, she says she'll win. "I believe so," the ex-Alaska Gov. told ABC News' Barbara Walters when asked if she thought she could beat Obama. Though she lost the election to Barack Obama when paired with John McCain in 2008, Palin thinks she could win in a rematch. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and…trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing," Palin to...

The Gray Lady Versus Sarah Palin
Roger L. Simon explores “The New York Times, Sarah Palin, and the ‘Gravitas Gap:’” The New York Times Magazine has a lengthy cover profile of Sarah Palin coming out Sunday, and already available online, titled “The Palin Network.” While its principal takeaway appears to be Palin’s admission she is seriously mulling a presidential run — an acknowledgment she has evidently also repeated to Barbara Walters on ABC — that was not what interested me in the a...

Sarah Palin thinks she could beat Obama in 2012; Donald Trump also considering presidential run
Reality TV stardom -- the straightest road to the White House in 2012? Two Reality TV series Stars are telling two different ABC Journalists they're seriously considering a run at the Oval Office. America's new Reality TV star Sarah Palin taped yet another appearance for ABC -- this time to tell Barbara Walters she thinks she could beat President Obama in 2012. Nearly simultaneously, NBC's "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump told George Stephanopoulos he's seriously thinking about running and wil...

Sarah Palin Slams 'American Idol' In New Book
ABC News' Mary Bruce reports: In her new upcoming book, Sarah Palin rails against “American Idol” for sending the wrong message to American Children and accuses the show of hosting “talent deprived” contestants.  In leaked excerpts of the book, first published by the website “Palingates,” the former Alaska Governor asks “did you ever wonder where the producers of 'American Idol' come up with the seemingly endless supply of People who can't s...

Palin: I could beat Obama
Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, the former Alaska Governor told ABC News’ Barbara Walters. “I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and … trying to figure that out, if it’s a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it’s a good thing,” Palin said in an interview scheduled to air in full Dec. 9 on ABC as part of Walters’ “1...

Sarah Palin Thinks She Can Beat Barack Obama in 2012
As I’ve noted often here, the confidently stated conventional wisdom has a way of being swept quietly under the rug when it’s in tatters and proven wrong and some area already reacting to this story with disdain: Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, the former Alaska Governor told ABC News’ Barbara Walters. “I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and … trying to figu...

Palin Tells Barbara Walters She Can Beat Obama
On the heels of a New York Times magazine article in which she acknowledges considering a run for president, Sarah Palin has told Barbara Walters that she believes she could defeat President Obama. “If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?” Ms. Walters asked. “I believe so,” Ms. Palin said. The exchange was included in an interview that will run in part on ABC’s “World News Tonight” on Wednesday and then in full on Dec. 9 as part of Ms. Walters’...

Sarah Palin Tells Barbara Walters Shes Mulling Presidential Run, Could Beat Obama
To wrap up a day filled with news about Palins of all stripes, here’s a brief clip from Sarah Palin’s upcoming interview on Nightline. In it, she confesses to Barbara Walters that she’s seriously considering a presidential run—then answers “I believe so” when Walters asks if she believes she could beat Barack Obama . The short exchange, in full, goes as follows: Palin: I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and … trying to figure that out, if it’...

Palin tells ABC News she can beat Obama in 2012
Source: Yahoo News. If she decides to run for president in 2012, Sarah Palin thinks she can beat President Obama. That's according to an interview the ex-Alaska Governor conducted with ABC's Barbara Walters. Echoing her comments to the New York Times Magazine, Palin tells Walters that she's seriously considering a 2012 run. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing," Pal...

Palin says she can defeat Obama (Politico)
Sarah Palin believes she can be the next president of the United States. The former Alaska Governor told ABC’s Barbara Walters that she’s considering running for the Republican presidential nomination. And if she won it, she said, she could defeat President Barack Obama. “I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it’s a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it’s a good thing,” Palin said, a...

Video: Palin says she can beat Obama in 2012
Nothing like a few fighting words to plug an upcoming TV special. The former Alaska Governor told Barbara Walters that she could beat President Obama in the next presidential race --that is, if she decides to run . And she's reportedly in deliberations at this very moment. Walters: "If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?" Palin told Walters in an upcoming interview that she is strongly considering running for president, but declined to give a straight answer. She told the NY Time...

Sarah Palin: I Can Beat Obama
Not only is Sarah Palin considering a run for president in 2012, she's confident she can win. The former Alaska Governor told ABC News' Barbara Walters for a profile airing next month that she's trying to determine whether throwing her hat into the ring is a "good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family." The 2008 vice presidential nominee also told The New York Times for a profile running in this weekend's magazine that she's "engaged in the internal deliberations" of mounting a...

Palin says she can win, but faces uphill climb
(CNN) - Sarah Palin wants to make one thing clear: contrary to the opinions of many Beltway Republicans, she can beat President Obama in a 2012 matchup. But a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll indicates Palin has a steeper climb than many other leading Republicans when it comes to winning the Oval Office. "I believe so," Palin said during an interview for an upcoming Barbara Walters special, when asked if she thought she could defeat the sitting president. "I'm looking at the lay of t...

Donald Trump: If Sarah Palin Really Runs For President, I'll Might Too To Stop Her
Donald Trump says he's not really all that interested in running for president, but the threat of a President Palin might force him into the race. On Thursday's edition of Good Morning America, Trump said "it could be fun" to mount a run for the White House because he'd "like to see some positive things happen for the country." He also spoke out on the possibility of facing off against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who signaled this week she's seriously considering running for president ...

Sarah Palin: 'I Believe' I Could Beat Obama In 2012 (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Nick Wing Posted: 11-17-10 On a day with increased buzz over Sarah Palin's potential decision to announce a run for president in 2012, a video released Wednesday provides a clear indication that if Palin lacks anything necessary to embark on that mission, it isn't confidence. In an interview with ABC News scheduled to air in full on December 9, Barbara Walters asked Palin, "If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?" "I believe so," Palin responded. "I'm loo...

Murkowski says again she won't support Palin presidental bid
Washington (CNN) - One day after she claimed victory in the nation's last unresolved Senate race, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska reiterated Thursday that she does not support Sarah Palin as the Republican Presidential nominee in 2012. Murkowski was defeated in this year's primary by fellow Republican Joe Miller but apparently won a long shot write-in bid for the Senate seat she currently holds, finally claiming victory more than two weeks after the Nov. 2 Elections. Palin, a former Alaska governo...

Donald Trump on Sarah Palin: 'I'd take her on' - AMIE PARNES
Close 9 Comments RSS Email Print Donald Trump may run in 2012, he says. | Photo by AP PhotoClose By AMIE PARNES | 11/18/10 7:56 AM EST Updated: 11/18/10 9:39 AM EST Does Donald Trump want to offer his Trademark “You’re fired” line to President Obama? The business Magnate and host of "The Apprentice" says he's once again thinking about throwing his hat in the ring and running for president. "I am thinking about things. And I'm looking at this country ... an...

Palin: I Could Beat Obama. But, Could She?
Asked (Barbara) Walters: “If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?” That's the $24,000 question with Palin, isn't it? If she were the nominee, could she beat Obama? Honestly, it's impossible to answer that question -- not just in regard to Palin, but in regard to whoever the GOP nominee will be. Many People seem to be assuming that Obama is doomed in 2012. That's NOT a safe assumption by any means. First off, Jimmy Carter and George Bush may have gone down after a sin...

Palin seriously considers entering 2012 presidential race
Washington — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she believes she could beat President Obama in the 2012 Presidential Election and is considering whether to run. Palin said in an ABC News interview with Barbara Walters that she's "looking at the lay of the land" for a possible Presidential bid and "trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family." When asked whether she could beat Obama, Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nomine...

Sarah Palin, tantalizing for 2012
By Michael J.W. Stickings I've written again and again and again that I don't think Sarah Palin is running for president in 2012. And yet she keeps throwing it out there, tantalizing her supporters and worrying many in her own Party who are smart enough to know that she'd be a disaster. As she tells Barbara Walters in an upcoming interview: I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and... trying to figure that out, if it'...

Palin tells ABC she can beat Obama in 2012 (The Ticket)
If she decides to run for president in 2012, Sarah Palin thinks she can beat President Obama. That's according to an interview the ex-Alaska governor conducted with ABC's Barbara Walters. Echoing her comments to the New York Times Magazine, Palin tells Walters that she's seriously considering a 2012 run. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing," Palin says. Asked if ...

Palin: I could beat Obama in 2012
Sarah Palin After months of coyness about whether she will run in 2012, Sarah Palin is making more explicit declarations about her political future. In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters to air on Dec. 9, Palin was asked if she could beat President Obama if she ran for president. "I believe so," she said. This response was followed by her more standard statement on will she or won't she not run in 2012. "I'm looking at the lay of the land now, and ... trying to figure that out, if it's a ...