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Sarah Palin weighs in on the chances that the negative GOP primary race could backfire and actually help Obama in the long run
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But let's take -- and I don't question -- Republican competition has been brutal in a negative way so the big question becomes will that help.
President Obama in the general election -- up from Wasilla Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was closely watching the situation.
So all the governor you gotta you gotta assume that the Democrats in the Obama campaign the packs that are gonna help him.
-- cherry picked stuff against Mitt Romney said by Republicans if indeed the governor is the nominee and use it in the general election.
How bad you think that's gonna how are hurt Romney and help President Obama.
You don't have brutality it safe for instance -- but we just witnessed in.
Florida that brutality VF seventeen million dollars in negative ads and a 65 to one negative -- ratio that was mounted against Newt Gingrich which I think that.
Did that result in him following -- in the polls and in that primary at.
That brutality will help Obama only -- Americans can concede Obama's point that he recently made and that is that America has gotten lazy.
It is imperative that voters do not become lazy in this primary process and we aggressively and ambitiously.
-- our own homework we vet the candidates are -- because we cannot rely on the media establishment super pacs.
And candidates who hide behind a super -- just tell us what the truth is how -- -- -- -- -- It's people who watch this program -- to talk radio or read the newspapers are likely to do that.
But that's not the majority of the American people and in need majority of voters will be and I'm not being condescending I'm being realistic.
-- inform and they're going to pick up.
Just says the voters in Florida did trends on television negative advertising.
Catches people's attention much better than positive -- So the Obama campaign is being handed a gift by the Republican Party.
Because of all of this campaign.
I think that there's no doubt about that.
Well then these candidates have got to -- you reminded they have got to focus.
They have got to get back to what really matters -- that yes.
How do we have that amount that aggressive campaign -- -- he most equipped.
Spider against Obama and his failed policies -- -- even nitpicking yen against one another we focus on the candidates are gonna.
And it does it does need to be that most equipped fighter will you it's not negative campaigning as I've said before.
To call out an opponent's record their associations.
What it is that they have -- in the past in order to figure out there and the mind to take us in the few.
Your governor governor -- got one guy Gingrich say and that is Romney is a corrupt midget because he's that make it all this money and not looking out for the folks is a Massachusetts liberal he gets in.
Inside the White House -- gonna do it Obama did that you have the other guy Romney say and -- is is a corrupt I would Freddie Mac and he's making money off that K street a lobby is it.
It's it's picked it up these guys -- -- -- -- it's too late.
The old genie is out of the bottle it's too late look I think the Republican Party made a mistake.
Just in the broad tent.
Find -- -- getting this personal so fast they got real personal it's gonna help Obama.
Now how do you handle negative attacks I don't think there's anybody in the country's had more negativity.
Directed toward -- -- you.
In fact is an HBO movie coming up in March big war.
Okay again is going to hammer you I understand.
How do you do you.
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney handle the negative attacks what is the best way to handle that.
Well I hope that they like I am able to do.
Keeps priorities straight and right AT and know what really matters at the end of the day what matters and he -- my faith my family.
And my freedom -- -- -- saw that other stuff on the periphery you know we can just kinda go away it's not gonna adversely affect me and I hope that the candidates feel the same.
But -- human being mean you know that you don't you get tired of this stuff I mean you're good sport on Saturday Night Live -- -- -- -- Tina Fey and that was Smart.
But doesn't there once -- a wise guy you know is all -- -- -- -- gonna get hammered out HBO by another crazy movie.
It's debilitating it has to be debilitating governor given last war.
Well I'm more sympathetic when I watched others go through.
Perhaps what I had and still.
Go through you know I I felt like my skin is that an op where it's not gonna bottoming but I do feel -- -- and I do understand why American voters.
Seem to be a bit more disenchanted.
With the whole process today because.
The brutality -- been president -- time in waste reasonable balance and we have got to stay focused on the main thing.
Do this primary election -- the most equipped candidate to come up against failed policies of Obama and I -- appellate thanks -- all.
