<![CDATA[Fred Barnes: Palin Has "Dashed Her Chances" For 2012]]>

1.0 link 226099 <![CDATA[Fred Barnes: Palin Has "Dashed Her Chances" For 2012]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/06/fred-barnes-palin-has-das_n_226099.html Numerous Republican pundits who heartily backed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in 2008 have tried to argue that her surprise resignation could help her run in 2012. But the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes just can't bring himself to do it.

Forget about Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 and probably ever. She may have no interest in seeking the GOP nomination. But if she does, her chances of winning the nomination have been minimized by her...

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