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The worst Palin column yet?

November 24, 2009 9:37 am ET by Eric Boehlert

Former Bush strategist Matthew Dowd may have nailed down that honor today in the pages of the WashPost.

Behold this car wreck of a nut graph:

Yet while the conventional wisdom has it that Palin is too badly damaged to make a serious run in 2012 -- and I agree that her success is not probable -- it is definitely a possibility that Palin could be elected president of the United States.

Dowd doesn't think Palin can become president (it's "not probable"), but there's "definitely a possibility" that Palin could become president.

Honestly, what more is there to say?

UPDATED: As a bonus, Dowd lied about this:

Polls show that Palin's favorability numbers are a mirror image of those of Obama.

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    • Author by mk3872 (November 24, 2009 9:51 am ET)
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      Do conservative columnists not know the difference between approval ratings and favorability? Idiot ...

      BTW, now you know the whole purpose of Rasmussen polls ... to provide grist for the conservative media.

      Why do Rasmussen polls have Obama approval (45%) so much lower than, say, WaPo (55%)?

      Because Rasmussen polls using a "secret sauce" of what THEY claim to be "likely voters" even though it is a job approval poll.

      Behold the right-wing echo chamber ... ain't it fun?
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    • Author by The_Cat (November 24, 2009 10:00 am ET)
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      Leave it to a Bush strategist to put money down on red (I agree that her success is not probably) and black (it is a definite possibility that Palin could be elected president) and then be able to go on to claim that he 'won', and with a straight face!

      Sarah Palin makes a mockery of General Sherman: If elected, she will not serve. Just ask Alaskans, where she quit halfway through her term as governor.
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    • Author by Jurgan (November 24, 2009 10:11 am ET)
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      Yet while the conventional wisdom has it that an asteroid impact will not destroy human civilization -- and I agree that such an impact is not probable -- it is definitely a possibility that a mass extinction could be cause by an asteroid hitting the Earth.
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    • Author by Lizinbklyn (November 24, 2009 10:32 am ET)
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      I think the republicans should 'go for it' and nominate Sarah Palin their candidate for 2012. She's pretty, she's a real American, she stands for all their morality, she's a great fund raiser, and she is pretty [did I mention that] . .

      Palin/Beck 2012

      The gifts that keep on agiving . .

      [sigh, thank you Santa . .]
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      • Author by shaggles (November 24, 2009 4:33 pm ET)
           
        She would never get past the primaries. Can you imagine her trying to debate Romney or Huckabee?
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    • Author by everettbme (November 24, 2009 10:34 am ET)
         
      I firmly believe that the "Worst" Palin column is yet to come. I mean come on, she just started on her book tour.
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    • Author by historygeek001 (November 24, 2009 11:36 am ET)
         
      So Dowd thinks Palin is both unlikely to become president and that is is possible that she could become president. I think she means something like "If I say yes AND no, I will be right no matter what."
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    • Author by bilbo_dies (November 24, 2009 11:42 am ET)
         
      it is definitely a possibility that Palin could be elected president of the United States.

      It is also possible that I might win the Lotto.


      Polls show that Palin's favorability numbers are a mirror image of those of Obama.

      This could be looked at as a true statement.
      Dems and Libs tend to like Obama more than Repubs and neo-cons.

      The "mirror" image of this, for Palin would be that:
      Repubs and neo-cons tend to like Palin more than Dems and Libs.
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    • Author by shaggles (November 24, 2009 4:31 pm ET)
         
      I don't think this is a contradiction but it's confusingly worded. I think he's saying that she could be elected but not in 2012. I think he's smoking something but that's another story.
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