PPP: Huckabee and Palin leading in Missouri

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Agree Palin's tone is more appealing to limbaugh fans who strike me as more male.  My gut feeling is women as a group aren't as hardline on social conservatism, a la Laura Bush, Meghan McCain, Kay Bailey Hutchinson.  I wonder if more of these women prefer Huckabee's reasonable tone, even if his actual stances on social issues is more severe.

[Bull Moose Base]

Not to mention Palin's big flaws- is she serious, smart enough etc?- are extremely well exposed questions and she withstands them for polling w/in MOE of lead.  Huckabee, Gingrich and Romney: their Achilles Heels (pardons, RomneyCare, messy personal life) are, I'd guess, currently known by less than 10% of voters.

[Bull Moose Base]

I'd personally guess most know about her early resignation, it was a major national story that spilled into pop culture and late night comedy.  Certainly way more than know about her rivals' issues.  And I think it's less of a pitfall than exuding unqualified, the latter has more potential to cost her votes imo.  I agree on polls except consider Iowa and NH (where Romney is ahead by 30) to have some value.  I'm sloppily assuming IA resembles MO.  Palin's dilemma caused by doubts about her qualifications, in my view, is that if she makes a string of new gaffes it could exacerbate her image problems, which would recommend late entry in the race and a smaller window to slip, but that could leave an opponent like Pence or Thune a few months headstart to attract  the attention of the Evangelcial voters she'd depend on.