Sarah Palin For President In 2012? Newt Gingrich Says Yes

Newt Gingrich said Thursday that he expects Sarah Palin to run for president in 2012.

In an interview for Newsmax, the former Speaker of the House was asked who he expects to oppose President Obama in 2012. Gingrich responded by rattling off a list of Republicans expected to run: former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour, Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) and yes, Sarah Palin.

"I think it's going to be a lively campaign," he said. "There'll be a lot of good candidates."

Gingrich did not say whether or not he'd run for President.

"Calista and I, along with our family, will make that decision in February or March," he said. "For the moment, I'm totally focused on trying to help Republicans win the biggest possible election this fall."

Gingrich also talked about Islam, the economy, and foreign policy.

WATCH: Newt Gingrich talks about Republicans in 2012:

Comments

[onlytruewords]

07:06 PM on 08/14/2010

Sarah Palin: Legitimate Questions for the President
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Gov Palin has some questions for President Obama, and she posted them on Facebook Saturday:
Legitimate Questions for the President

Mr. President, should they or should they not build a mosque steps away from where radical Islamists killed 3000 people? Please tell us your position. We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they? And, no, this is not above your pay grade. If those who wish to build this Ground Zero mosque are sincerely interested in encouraging positive "cross-cultural engagement" and dialogue to show a moderate and tolerant face of Islam, then why haven't they recognized that the decision to build a mosque at this particular location is doing just the opposite? Mr. President, why aren't you encouraging the mosque developers to accept Governor Paterson's generous offer of assistance in finding a new location for the mosque on state land if they move it away from Ground Zero? Why haven't they jumped at this offer? Why are they apparently so set on building a mosque steps from what you have described, in agreement with me, as "hallowed ground"? I believe these are legitimate questions to ask.

- Sarah Palin

[WeirdScience]

11:22 AM on 08/04/2010

Newt's just putting Sarah on the spot so she'll say that he's the one who should run.

[Elmorado]

10:35 PM on 08/02/2010

Hopefully the amount of voters that are idiots is less than 50%.

[Gridlock50]

08:49 PM on 08/01/2010

the job doesn't pay her enough $$$$.

[delo2009]

02:23 PM on 08/01/2010

I would like to see anyone of those candidates run and have a debate against President Obama. They would have to state some facts instead of the talking points there are using now. Run Newt run on wanting to go to war against North Korea and Iran. Let's see how far your tuff talk is going to get you.

[ThirdSection]

01:05 PM on 08/01/2010

Isn't Newt the keeper of the GOP purity test?

[ajmediator]

12:11 PM on 08/01/2010

Sarah Palin running for the presidency would be the greatest gift of history to the DNC.

[swan1]

11:51 AM on 08/01/2010

Wilma Shakespeare will continue to play the "grizzly card". LOL

[amtheone]

10:27 PM on 07/31/2010

If OBAMA chooses to run and Palin gets the nomination, it would not be fair. He would be having a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

[mp60mp32]

02:27 AM on 08/01/2010

It would be a pistol whipping.

[Jigglypuff]

07:59 PM on 07/31/2010

Remember when Palin plagiarized Newt's speech?
Remember when she faked a pregnancy?
Remember when she ignored the Troopergate subpoenas?
Remember when she called Hillary Clinton "whiny"?

[Paul Russell]

04:50 PM on 07/31/2010

Every Democrat is jumping up and down hoping this comes to pass

Palin struggled with the basic of arguments during her VP run......she couldn't say or understand anything unless it was put in front of her to read.

The fact that Republicans think this type of person could lead this country shows how desperate and quite pathetic the right-wing is these days

[Craig 212]

11:10 AM on 08/01/2010

Indeed we are. I think Newt himself stands a better chance at winning than Palin does.

[dmnolan]

03:13 PM on 07/31/2010

Newt must constantly compensate for the fact that his voice never dropped.

[vascopyjama]

02:44 PM on 07/31/2010

Wow, with an endorsement from Newt Gingrich, how can you go wrong.

[caseyblab]

02:19 PM on 07/31/2010

Newt Gingrich = Irrelevant.

[MNBluestate]

01:49 PM on 07/31/2010

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, Sarah, run, it would put the GOP under the microscope and give me a huge Christmas present in 2012.