<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sarah Palin Information Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://sarahpalininformation.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[M.Joseph Sheppard At Palin4President2016]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://sarahpalininformation.wordpress.com/author/mikesheppard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Irish Central: &#8220;Palin The Favorite For Republican Nomination&#8221; Momentum&nbsp;Cresting]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div id="blog_cont_re" class="blog_cont_re" style="float:left;width:445px;margin:0;padding:5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Irish central columnist</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:17px;">Niall O&#8217;Dowd in his &#8220;Periscope&#8221; column reviews the current state of the Republican race for the presidency and comes to the following conclusion:</span></div>
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<h1><span style="font-size:small;">Sarah Palin now the favorite for the Republican nomination for president</span></h1>
<p>&#8220;As we have often <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/sarah-palin-now-the-favorite-for-the-republican-nomination-for-president-122782813.html">stated in these columns</a>, Sarah Palin is consistently underrated by Republicans, Democrats and media alike as a possible contender for the White House.</p>
<p>Now with the Republican field imploding in the past few weeks, suddenly Palin is back in the limelight again.</p>
<p>Truth is she has never given up her ambition.</p>
<p>She looks at this Republican field and sees huge weaknesses, from Mitt Romney&#8217;s flip flops to Newt Gingrich&#8217;s womanizing to Tim Pawlenty&#8217;s lack of charisma.</p>
<p>Sure she ceded the stage to Donald Trump&#8217;s ill-fated run, but it was always clear that Trump would eventually slink away once he had milked it enough.</p>
<p>Now Sarah comes swanning back into the limelight and no one has a hold on the Tea Party and Conservative wing like she has.</p>
<p>She has now moved to Arizona, a clever move in the circumstances which places her in the heart of the Republican belt.</p>
<p>She is running all right and has the backing and support others can only dream of.</p>
<p>She would easily win Iowa with its massive evangelical base if it was voted on tomorrow.</p>
<p>With that under her belt she automatically becomes favorite in new Hampshire.</p>
<p>If she could knock Romney off there the path to the nomination is clear.</p>
<p>We all thought Hillary would be the first major woman candidate for president nominated by her party.</p>
<p>We have to adjust out bifocals folks, here comes Sarah and she is running hard.</p>
<p>Good for her.&#8221;</p>
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