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About That Bogus “Draft Sarah Palin for the Senate” Group
A Time For Choosing ^ | May 13, 2013 | Gary P. Jackson

Posted on 05/13/2013 5:58:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

If you are a Conservative, you may have gotten a few e-mails from a Washington, D.C. based group called the Tea Party Leadership Fund. These letters will be signed by a man named Todd Cefaratti.

The letter states they are looking to “Draft Sarah Palin” into making a run at Alaska’s Senate seat in 2014, a seat now held by democrat Mark Begich. This of course has caused quite a stir, and unfortunately many have sent their hard earned money to this crew.

Recently, the group commissioned a poll of Alaskans, looking to legitimize their efforts.

Harper Polling found these results:

Former Governor Sarah Palin leads a Republican primary ballot with the three most likely candidates: Palin, Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell and 2010 GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller.

GOP Primary Ballot:

Palin 32%

Treadwell 30%

Miller 14%

Palin leads slightly among both men and women at +1% and +4% respectively.

Among voters who describe themselves as “very conservative”, Palin’ s lead grows to 20% over Treadwell (43%-23%).

In a head-to-head match up against Miller, who has officially formed an exploratory committee,Palin leads 52-19%

Treadwell leads Miller 45%-26% in a hypothetical match-up.

Of the three candidates, Governor Palin boasts the strongest image with 62% of GOP voters holding a favorable opinion of her.

Additionally, the survey measured voter opinion about key characteristics of the three Republican candidates. When asked which candidate would “fight hardest for conservative values”, voters decidedly chose Palin over Miller and Treadwell.

Fight Hardest for Conservative Values:

Palin 45%

Treadwell 25%

Miller 15%

Among “somewhat conservative” and “very conservative” voters, Palin leads by +35% and +4% respectively....

(Excerpt) Read more at thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com ...


TOPICS: Alaska; Campaign News; Polls; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: ak2014; alaska; palin; sarahpalin; teaparty

1 posted on 05/13/2013 5:58:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Its sad that some people choose to use her name to raise money for their own purposes.


2 posted on 05/13/2013 6:09:29 PM PDT by Nextrush (A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wouldn’t it be great to have her in the U.S. Senate? Yes, it would.


3 posted on 05/13/2013 6:14:28 PM PDT by District13 (I miss my country!)
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To: District13

No it would not.

Leaders on both sides of the aisle would work overtime to isolate and destroy her. She’s much better off as a free agent.


4 posted on 05/13/2013 6:18:58 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good catch.


5 posted on 05/13/2013 6:22:31 PM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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To: District13

No. It would be a waste of her talent and completely ineffective. She has a much brighter future doing what she does to champion and support candidates all across the country. The Senate is the last place she should be.


6 posted on 05/13/2013 6:29:39 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Todd Cefaratti is the crook who started JoinTheTeaParty.com and The teaparty.net net. He is a fake and a charlatan and is also supporting Grover Norquist and amnesty.


7 posted on 05/13/2013 6:30:34 PM PDT by montag813
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds like the same crowd that says they’ll raise $2,000,000 for her PAC. /snort.


8 posted on 05/13/2013 6:34:44 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: montag813

Exposed! I knew that was a bogus org. I will send funds only to Sarah PAC or individual candidates who are proven conservatives. I have come to be wary of everyone wanting money.


9 posted on 05/13/2013 7:35:09 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

bttt


10 posted on 05/13/2013 8:36:00 PM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: District13
Wouldn’t it be great to have her in the U.S. Senate?

If Sarah were a lesser person, I'd say yes, but she's the type of leader a country only sees once in a century. We need her in the White House.

11 posted on 05/13/2013 9:48:21 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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Personally, I’d love to see her at the head of the RNC and clean up that RINO-infested organization. While I agree she would be kick-ass at the presidency, I believe she would have greater influence on actively defining conservatism as a dominating faction on whom the RNC will support in candidacies at all levels.


12 posted on 05/14/2013 10:38:15 AM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Didn’t the Draft go away in the 1970s?


13 posted on 05/14/2013 7:23:03 PM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
RE :”It doesn’t get any plainer than that. As of Monday, the Tea Party Leadership Group was still trying to raise money off of Governor Palin’s good name, despite her admonishment.”

That reminds me of a classic 2011 SarahPAC Newsletter posted right here.

As you may know, Gov. Palin is on the verge of making her decision of whether or not to run for office.
It's one of the most difficult and important decisions of her life. And I want her to know that she has our support.
.....
Someone must save our nation from this road to European Socialism. Do you think it should be Gov. Palin?
If so, can you send your best, one-time gift to SarahPAC today to help her elect more common-sense conservatives - and show her that we support her if she decides to run?
With time running out, thank you for your swift response!

SarahPAC letter today: "There's No Question That We Must Replace Obama in 2012" (Snail Mail | 9/20/2011 | Tim Crawford, SarahPAC Treasurer Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 2:56:23 PM by Recovering_Democrat)

14 posted on 05/14/2013 7:34:52 PM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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