Sarah Palin doesn't wade. She leads.
The NYT writer is forced to acknowledge Palin's undeniable appeal. He just can't resist trying to spin it against her, though, with the following piece of tortured logic:
"Indeed, the endorsements provide little evidence that she is moving closer to a presidential run. A willingness to inject herself into so many primary fights and frustrate the supporters of the candidates she overlooks is a risky way of building establishment support."
In other words, campaigning for candidates for public office and helping them to succeed (which is what every potential candidate, Republican or Democrat, has always done as a way to "collect chits" for the next election, is not evidence that Palin is planning a Presidential run. In fact, when Palin does it, it reflects a "willingness to inject herself into so many primary fights and to frustrate the supporters of candidates she overlooks" is a "risky way to build establishment support". In other words, it is a dumb political move for Palin!
First, injecting herself into elections where her endorsee wins is a good way of building support, both with the new Governor or Senator and with their supporters who are the majority. This strategy has served past future Presidents quite well and she has taken it to a level not yet attained by anyone.
Second, she is not interested in building "establishment" support. (Does this poor little reporter know anything?) Even if she was, there is no better way to gain such support than by endorsing and lifting almost singlehandedly, the candidacies of the Nicki Haleys, the Susanna Martinezes, the Karen Handels, who will soon occupy some of the most important Governor's mansions in the United States, and who will remember the most important political force that propelled them there--Sarah Palin.
Ping!
Yes I heard Handel is up by 7 or 8 points but there will probabky be a runoff.
Please, Sarah, cut McCain loose. You’ve paid him back and your “thank yous” have been said, now it’s time to do what’s right for the people of Arizon and for the rest of U.S.! Let him go.
That's a good thing.
And part of the reason for it is Palin with her string of endorsements.
Sarah Palin doesn't wade. She leads.
For those who are surprised at Sarah Palin’s support for candidates in the primaries, they must have a blind spot when it comes to politics 101. Either they are acting ignorant of the fact that coalition building is a political fact of life, or they are more devious. They may be treating this standard political process as an aberration in politics in order to throw a roadblock into its success. I am thinking that the devious method is what’s in play here.
I believe that Sarah Palin efforts at coalition building is light years ahead of anyone thinking of running. Sarah Palin is building a coalition of Republican supporters beyond her base of populist-conservatives. She is networking and building an army of fellow patriots who know how to make things happen and will help her bring about history. It will not only be the inauguration of the first woman president. Where Ronald Reagan brought about the collapse of Communism, Sarah Palin is preparing to bring about the collapse of socialism. Those who have had thoughts of running will regret that they did not start earlier. And they will regret that they did not have the destruction of socialism as their primary objective.
I'd say that this fellow is a little unclear on the concept.
Considering this quip from the dis-honorable Trent Lott:
Former Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), now a D.C. lobbyist, warned that a robust bloc of rabble-rousers spells further Senate dysfunction. "We don't need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples," Lott said in an interview. "As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them." But Lott said he's not expecting a tea-party sweep. "I still have faith in the visceral judgment of the American people," he said.No, we probably can't clean out all the garbage (elected and/or lobbyist sorts) in one or two election cycles, but their arrogance will help ensure they stay high on the "list of things to do."