by Ana Montano

Created on: November 08, 2008   Last Updated: November 25, 2008

Sarah Palin is unlikely to get another chance at the presidency and will probably not become an important figure in US politics after this election.I'm sure in her home state of Alaska, she'll always be loved and remembered for her role in this historic election but as far as her realistic chances of making it farther in politics, they just don't seem that likely. The generalconsensuswas that Sarah Palin was an extremely poor choice for Vice President on John McCain's part. This decision came off as rash, ridiculous, and made a lot of people question his judgement. Most people quickly realized that she wasn't qualified or had enough experience to be running for such a high office. I think many will agree that she might have been the biggest weakness in the campaign.

That's not to say that Palin doesn't have her strengths. No one can deny that she is charming and surprisingly well-spoken but at the end of the day, she used her words to help endear her to the public but never really addressed important issues. In fact, she admittedly avoided questions in debates and interviews stating during the vice-presidential debate: "I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but I'm going to talk straight to the American people." That sounds great in theory but it's an obvious avoidance tactic.Perhaps because of Tina Fey's SNL impressions or because of her own doing (though more than likely the perfect combination of both), most people came to see her as a figure of ridicule but definitely not as someone who is worthy of the White House.

Of course, that won't stop her from trying to run for president in the future, but the chances of her being taken seriously as a presidential candidate are slim to none because here's the thing: running for president is like going on a job interview where your employer is the voting population. Sarah Palin is a woman who spent five years going back and forth between five schools and finally graduated with a degree in journalism. In an arena where most candidates have law degrees and have been senators, she easily gets left in the dust. If I were an employer at any company, I would trash that resume in a heartbeat so imagine someone with this background attempting to seriously run for president. It's laughable.

If she can drum up enough support to run again, she probably wouldn't get past the primaries, unless she happened to be running with all the people who ran for governor in California in 2003, and even then, it's not that hard to outqualify Sarah Palin. I hope she enjoyed her 15 minutes because I doubt we'll be seeing any of her in the future.

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