Another day, another lie from the Leftist clowns at the UnChristian Monitor. Dede was not "moderate" on a single issue. She was with, or to the left, of the Democrat on all of them.
I loathe the “maverick” line.
Walk the walk and don’t give yourself a catchphrase or nickname.
It’s like explaining your jokes when they fall flat.
You either have it or you don’t.
I loathe the “maverick” line.
Walk the walk and don’t give yourself a catchphrase or nickname.
It’s like explaining your jokes when they fall flat.
You either have it or you don’t.
This is really getting out of hand and to be honest, a little scary.
When did Palin endorse as opposed to Armey, Thompson, the Club for Growth (who gave him 350k), Concerned Women for America and others?
Apparently she’s the smartest conservative woman in America and the messiah for everything right wing, why did she wait until the last week before the election to get involved? Are her supporters going to calim she was unaware fo what was going on in NY-23? Was she too busy giving 100k speeches in Hong Kong or making book tour appearances to care?
I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE CONSERVATIVE MESSIAH WAITED UNTIL DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION TO THROW HER SUPPORT TO THE 3RD PARTY CANDIDATE.
This guys’s wrong on the “Maverick” brand thing.
That term was McCain’s - he is a loser.
IOW, use another moniker - hell, use her book term - Rogue.
Most Americans don’t know what that word means, that’s OK, make it a teachable momement.
An American Rogue
A Citizen Rogue
Citizen Palin...etc.
Better wordsmiths than I but stay away from the Maverick BS!
with this level of insight and talent, one can see why the CSM was the first major paper to turn into an online blog.
From the article: “So Sarah Palin has started endorsing candidates, by boosting conservative Doug Hoffman for an upstate New York congressional seat in tomorrow’s elections. Maybe she should make that a regular practice.”
According to reality, she has been endorsing candidates since immediately after the 2008 election, just ask Saxby Chambliss his opinion.
December 3, 2008: “Newly reelected Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) credited Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with firing up his base and allowing him to cruise to a victory over Democrat Jim Martin.”
“Sarah Palin came in on the last day, did a fly-around and, man, she was dynamite,” Chambliss told Fox News on Wednesday. “We packed the houses everywhere we went. And it really did allow us to peak and get our base fired up.”
Chambliss beat Martin by three points on Nov. 4 but did not reach 50 percent of the vote, making a runoff necessary. However, the incumbent easily beat his challenger Tuesday, more than quadrupling his margin of victory, and in the process kept Democrats from reaching a filibuster-proof Senate majority.
Chambliss heaped praise on Palin, saying she has a “great future” in the GOP.
“I can’t overstate the impact she had down here. All these folks did a great job coming in,” he said, referring to former presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani. “They allow you [to] add momentum to where we were in the campaign. But when she walks in a room, folks just explode.”
An endorsement by Palin seems to have more value than an endorsement by 0bama. 0bama threw his weight behind Martin in Georgia, converting all 25 of his offices into Martin for Senate offices, mobilizing his ACORN storm troopers, and recording radio and robo calls for him, Chambliss was endorsed by Palin who appeared at 4 big rallies, Chambliss won by 15 points.
Palin endorses Hoffman, and he goes from 3rd place to 1st in the latest polls. 0bama held a $30,000 a plate fundraiser for Owens, and his numbers haven’t gone up a single point, 0bama has even sent ACORN and now Biden into the race.
So, judging by what has gone on, I’d give Palin 2 and 0bama 0, as far as his influence as an endorsement goes when he’s going head to head with Palin.
Then there are the VA and NJ races. Palin has endorsed both McDonnell and Christie.
0bama campaigned for Deeds in VA, and McDonnell is ahead by double digits. The 0bama camp is now throwing Deeds under the bus, blaming him for running a bad campaign.
0bama has campaigned relentlessly in NJ, and Corzine’s numbers haven’t gone up a single point, and latest polls show Christie ahead.
The endorsement was important because:
1) It was Sarah Palin.
2) It was not for the designated Republican.
Her endorsement gave Hoffman credibility and opened the floodgates for others to follow.
To put this outside the plane of the 2010 or 2012 race, one of the keys to Obama’s victory was the endorsement he receive from Ted Kennedy in January 2008. Before then, Obama was seen as a token outsider but Hillary! was going to be the nominee and you crossed her at your own peril. But when a heavy hitter like Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama, it opened the floodgates for 1000s of other Democrats to jump from Hillary! to Obama. Kennedy’s endorsement catapulted Obama to even par with Clinton’s candidacy.
Most endorsements are worthless because either the endorser wasn’t significant or the timing of the endorsement had no impact on the race. Most politicians are “me too” types that won’t endorse the outsider unless somebody bigger has already stuck their neck out for them.
If nothing else, NY-23 shows Palin’s endorsement means a lot more than Newt Gingrich’s.
The only time McCain lead in the presidential race was after Sarah joined the ticket.
Sarah wasn't strong enough to carry McCain to the finish line with a win, but she did better than any other Republican could have.
bttt
old news see here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375545/posts
If McDonnell wins: "Palin was a marginal figure that McDonnell ignored."
If McDonnell loses: "McDonnell was so tied to Palin that her extremism cost him the election."
Rinse and repeat.