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This short article made an appearance within the 12 ,. 2 problem from the Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsJimmy Fallon Apologizes to Bachmann Wanted for 'Late Night' Song IntroGOP Presidential Debate on CNN: What Hollywood Is SayingMitt Romney Is First GOP Presidential Hopeful to Book Hollywood Fundraising event (Exclusive)Related Subjects•Politics As Sarah Palin shown following the 2008 election, failure around the campaign trail doesn't mean you need to disappear in the public eye. Actually, she demonstrated the alternative, parlaying her not successful operate on the Republican ticket into a hollywood -- and incredibly lucrative -- career like a pundit, with earnings believed at a lot more than $a million annually just from her gig on Fox News. So which from the current crop of Republican candidates -- a number of whom could bring in $500,000 to $700,000 annually around the top end like a pundit -- is easily the most prone to pull a Palin? PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Like to Hate THR interviewed agents and cable news associates, a lot of whom believe Texas Gov. Ron Perry has got the makings of the great TV pundit once his term at work has ended. "The appearance, the Southern base, the religion -- he's ideal for Fox News," states Nick Kahn, a broadcasting agent at ICM. But CNN analyst Paul Begala, who made the leap from Bill Clinton consultant to pundit almost two decades ago, disagrees. Perry is "certainly within the top ten dumbest people I've met during my existence," he states, observing that TV personas must think rapidly and don't forget their cues, an aching place for Perry within the wake of his recent debate fumble. "There's just no expect him like a pundit." PHOTOS: Stars Who've Performed Political figures Begala thinks Minnesota congresswoman Bachmann Wanted has got the goods to become the following Palin. The traits that hurt Bachmann like a candidate -- a speaking style that doesn't bother to "obvious the holster before you decide to pull the trigger," he states -- may help her on television. "A chance to offer something intriguing and provocative on the moment's notice is certainly a talent," argues Begala. Most experts dismiss the likelihood of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman ("more in your own home on PBS" states Begala) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to locate TV success. One insider indicates Romney is "too mainstream" for Fox News, but will make a pleasant fit for CNN as well as MSNBC when the network is searching to include a conservative to the liberal-leaning selection. PHOTOS: Best Movie and TV Presidents The wild card appears to become Herman Cain. The sexual harassment accusations from the former pizza executive may be "a genuine problem," states one executive, though CNN hired Eliot Spitzer within the wake of his call-girl scandal. Still one agent thinks Cain's folksy humor might play well on Fox, saying, "He's unpredictable, as well as in TV that's a positive thing." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Bachmann Wanted: The Politics of favor Related Subjects Politics Bachmann Wanted Ron Perry Herman Cain