Tea Party Group Drafting Sarah Palin to Run for Alaska Senate

US News and World Report's Washington Whispers ^ | April 30, 2013 | Elizabeth Flock

[2ndDivisionVet]

"Do the words 'Senator Sarah Palin' excite you?"

That's the opening line of a recent email by The Tea Party Leadership Fund, which is trying to draft the former Alaska governor and past Fox News commentator to run for the Senate in 2014. The fund argues Palin has a clear path to victory in part due to recent polling showing incumbent Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, with less than 50 percent of the vote.

But, it being a draft, the group hasn't talked with Palin about whether or not she's interested. And Palin – whose PAC didn't respond to request for comment from Whispers – is believed to be currently residing in Arizona, not Alaska. The fund's Niger Innis says the interest of Tea Party members in a Palin run, however, is clear.

"We didn't know that [the draft] was going to catch fire to the degree that it has. And what that tells us is that this is just the beginning," he says. "It's gone viral."

But not all Tea Party groups are enthused about drafting Palin without first gauging her interest....

[fieldmarshaldj]

A Senate run at this point is beneath her.

[KC_Lion]

Alaska is a place of Corruption and Backstabbing.

Glad Sarah got out!

[Norm Lenhart]

True IMO but I wouldn’t be upset if she did. Imagine the GOP screaming!

[Amendment10]

A Senate run at this point is beneath her.

Given the federal government's constitutionally limited powers, she shouldn't have resigned as Alaska's governor imo.

[2ndDivisionVet]

WTF does that mean?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Given the blizzard of frivilous and groundless ethics complaints being filed against her AND that she was having to pay out of her own pockets to fight said complaints that were driving her to bankruptcy, you know that was NOT an option.

[onyx]

The People want Sarah!
Sarah Palin's Awesome Ping List!

"Though I don’t know....
Alaska is a place of Corruption and Backstabbing.
Thank G-d Sarah escaped."
~KC_Lion

[Norm Lenhart]

Revisit the lawsuit issue. Anyone expecting here to pony op defending herself from political suits on the job to appease libs until she was bankrupt (as per state law) is a fool.

[KC_Lion]

her own pockets to fight said complaints that were driving her to bankruptcy, you know that was NOT an option.

Oh I beg to differ. It was an option to her Enemies.

The Dems, Kelptocrats and The Feckless Republicans.

It's almost like that was the point.....

[cripplecreek]

At this point a strong senate is what we need most.

[svcw]

Loving all the pix. Here's one for no particular reason, someone sent it to me and I thought it was funny.......doesn't have anything to do with Gov Palin, well I guess it could.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

"A Senate run at this point is beneath her." I disagree. She could be a powerful influence in a GOP-controlled Senate. I'd almost move to Alaska just to vote for her. TC

[svcw]

"Do the words 'Senator President Sarah Palin' excite you?"

There now that does.

[The Cajun]

Was kind of hoping she has higher aspirations than the Senate.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

If she is indeed living in AZ, she should primary against McLame! That would be so awesome.

[Pollster1]

Senator Palin? That sounds like a lightning rod that would shape the entire Senate election nationwide. I’d love to see her in the Senate. It’s not quite as good a place for her as the White House, but it would be a positive for America. I don’t know if the country is worthy of having her as our President, at least not yet. Of course, we’re not worthy of a president at all right now, which is why we have the drug-addled usurper standing in for this eight year gap.

[mountainlion]

She had no choice but to resign as demoRat lawsuits were costing her millions personally.

[presently no screen name]

Walk in her and her families shoes, until then, being clueless, gives your opinion a null and void.

[KC_Lion]

I’d love to see her in the Senate. It’s not quite as good a place for her as the White House, but it would be a positive for America. I don’t know if the country is worthy of having her as our President, at least not yet. Of course, we’re not worthy of a president at all right now, which is why we have the drug-addled usurper standing in for this eight year gap.

Sadly that is very well said Pollster.

She is a G-dly Woman (just look at her and Trig alone) and yet we suck up to a man who blesses Babies to die in a closet.

When Americans wake the hell up maybe we can have Sarah as our elected leader.