Coulter Says Sarah Palin Seeks Money, Not Office of President

Feb 27, 2011
Marcus Hondro

Ann Coulter Said Sarah Palin Won't Run for U.S. Pr - Photo by Kyle Cassidy

In a TV talk with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Ann Coulter said Sarah Palin has no intention of running for U.S. President. So why is she saying she might?

The conservative commentator Ann Coulter made the claim on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News on Feb. 25 2011 that Sarah Palin is fueling speculation she may run for the 2012 Republican nomination for the U.S. Presidency because she wants higher fees at speaking engagements.

"I think she's saying that (she might run) because she also said Newt Gingrich told her you can get higher speaking fees if you pretend you are running for President," Coulter told Hannity. She did not go on to reveal if Palin herself, or anyone else, told her that Gingrich had given this advice. Moments before in the interview she said Palin would not run.

Palin Behind Obama in Polls

Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who was plucked from virtual political obscurity by John McCain to run with him in his failed bid for the Oval Office in 2008, stepped down as Alaskan governor in 2009, wrote a book and now continues to do speaking engagements. She also continues to suggest that she is still considering a run for the office of the President.

Recent polls that asked Americans to select between Obama and Palin in a hypothetical Presidential race found Palin trailing Obama by a wide-margin. In an ABC News/Washington Post poll released in Dec., 6 of 10 respondents said they would not vote for Palin were she to run. In a choice between the two, Obama lead Palin by 54% to 39%.

Also in December an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll had President Obama leading Ms. Palin by 55% to 33%. At that same time the TPM poll tracker had her rating the worst of many potential Republican candidates for Presidency in head-to-head hypothetical battles with Obama. Mike Huckabee polled best, in a statistical tie with the President.

Coulter Says Palin is Doing Just Fine Without the Presidency

Coulter ran through a list of potential candidates - she thinks Mitt Romney is the Republican Party's best hope in 2012 - and said Palin is one who stands to lose by running. She told Hannity it's not a question of her not believing in Palin because she does. “The only reason I inadvertently voted for McCain was because Sarah Palin was on the ticket," she said.

"But she is so huge right now. She has so much power. She sends out a twitter on death panels and she shuts down the health care debate. I think it would be a step down for her to run for president. I think Sarah Palin should keep doing what she’s doing. And I don’t think she’s going to run.”

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Comments

Feb 27, 2011 5:08 AM

Guest :

I think Sarah's in her bunker coming up with a Facebook post about Ann Coulter.

Feb 28, 2011 4:42 PM

Guest :

The public is finally coming around to seeing the true Sarah Palin. Instead of smiling and nodding while talking about murders and national tragedies, she should have shown some humility. I was compelled to create a visual commentary of her political rhetoric and its effects on my artist's blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sarah-palin-made-me-do-it.html Drop by and let me know what you think.

Mar 2, 2011 11:30 AM

Guest :

The author of this article is 1) clearly trying to create the false impression that Ann Coulter has dismissed Sarah Palin. The "shes doing it for money" quote was CLEARLY a joke. 2) Trying to convince the readers that Sarah Palin has no real impact using a quote by Ann Coulter which is completely inaccurate.

If you watched the show - and I did - its obvious Ann is trying to discuss potential winners against Obama. Sarah Palin is now in a different area. Like Oprah, it wouldn't make sense for her to run as president because she has more impact and authority as she is now.

I would love for her to run for president. I would vote for her if she did. But an ABC poll...really...does not give an accurate example of the American people's interest.

In any case - another obviously biased article. I really wish people would discuss events as they actually happen and not as they would like you to believe they did.

Mar 2, 2011 11:42 AM

Marcus Hondro :

Note that I watched the show and Coulter was not joking, she seemed sincere in what she said about Palin increasing fees through creating the impression she was running. Further, there has been a plethora of polls that show with no uncertainty that Palin has no hope whatever to gain the nomination, much less the office. Even amongst her own party she polls extremely low on facing Obama and on leadership qualities and there's no bias in stating that. I understand the point about wanting people to "discuss events as they actually happen and not as they would like you to believe they did" but it's a point the Guest might consider taking to heart.

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