Conservative author Ann Coulter on Monday night lamented that charlatans like Sarah Palin managed to remain prominent voices within the conservative movement, according to The Shark Tank. At a Lincoln Day Dinner event in Florida, she was asked about the possibility of a brokered Republican convention.
One of the ones promoting that is Sarah Palin, who has suggested herself as the choice, Coulter replied. I think as long as its between us girls, Ive been observing something about her. I dont think its likely to happen. I dont know what these people are cheering for.
Palin told CNN she was open to running for president if Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney cant obtain enough delegates to get the nomination.
Many had believed that Palins One Nation bus tour was a precursor to a her White House bid. But Palin never made it to her scheduled stops in the key primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, returning to her home in Alaska half-way through the high-profile tour. In October 2011, Palin announced she would not run for president.
And just a more corporate problem is I think our party and particularly our movement, the conservative movement, does have more of a problem with con men and charlatans than the Democratic Party, Coulter continued. I mean, the incentives seem to be set up to allow people, as long as you have a band of a few million fanatical followers, you can make money. The Democrats have managed to figure out how not to do that.
Dennis Kucinich, hes a nut, he has fanatical followers, [but] he doesnt gets a show on MSNBC. He doesnt get any kind of gig on MSNBC. Hes road kill. Howard Dean doesnt get a show. Howard Dean was fairly respectable for a Democrat. No, you embarrass us and drag this thing out, and you are finished in the Democratic Party.
She noted that Republicans had been asked to sign a number of controversial pledges, such as Grover Norquists anti-tax pledge and The Family Leaders marriage pledge. But the only pledge, Coulter joked, that she would support was one that said: If I lose the nomination, I pledge I will not take a gig with Fox News or write a book.