Posted on 08/08/2010 3:20:11 PM PDT by pissant
Remember four months ago when she was demanding that they remove her name from an RNC fundraising invitation to donors? Some pol-watchers at the time took that as a sign that she was trying to distance herself from the Republican brand. (“Who wouldn’t want to be sort of seen as more of an outsider and that’s how she’s positioned herself.”) Fast-forward to today and suddenly she’s signing letters on their behalf. What gives? Two theories. One: She’s turned out to be such a good soldier and is so favorably disposed to Michael Steele that she’s willing to do a fundraising favor for an organization that desperately needs one right now to prepare for the midterms. Two: She really is eyeing a presidential run and wants to build a line of political credit with establishment types who aren’t big fans of hers at the moment.
The two aren’t mutually exclusive, of course.
In a surprising move given her reputation as a political outsider, Sarah Palin is helping the Republican National Committee raise money ahead of November’s elections…
“Millions of Americans are expressing their frustration with the state of our government. I join them and seek to return our country to greatness,” reads the letter, obtained by CNN Friday.
“To accomplish this, working within our two party system, I join the RNC – the political home for “Commonsense Conservatives” who want to re-take governance – and I ask you to join me,” the former Republican vice presidential nominee’s letter continues. “Let’s bring our new brand of Reagan conservatism to our party and the country!”
Translation: I know tea partiers and grassroots conservatives aren’t thrilled with Beltway Republicans, but it’s time to be smart and dig deep. How deep? Dude:
The Republican National Committee is entering the fall election season with dire financial problems and, to an unprecedented degree, will be forced to rely upon outside groups to fund activities traditionally paid for by the national party…
With $11 million on hand as of the end of June—and about $2 million in reported debt—the RNC’s paid get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort will be limited to just targeted House races, POLITICO has learned.
And the committee is only going to be able to spend money on those relatively inexpensive House races thanks to a $10 million line of credit that was approved at the meeting here. Until then, said one incredulous Republican, there was no money available for paid GOTV activities like mailers and automated phone calls.
How bad is it? According to Politico, the RNC’s given $4 million to the NRSC and NRCC thus far, which is as much as it can spare. In 2006, it gave … $57 million. They’re so busted financially that they’re forced to crawl to Palin, the scourge of the “establishment,” and ask her to do what she can to help get the tap turned back on. Given how deeply the disgust runs among grassroots conservatives for Steele’s antics and RNC embarrassments, I’m skeptical that even she can make a dent.
On the other hand, you don’t need much dough if your message is irresistible. “Fire Pelosi!” works for me.
You and those like you that Bash the Republicans are just helping the liberal media. The liberal media wants us to think the Republicans are no good or no better than the democrats so that we start a 2nd conservative party. A 2nd conservative party will split the conservative vote ensuring an even bigger democrat/Maxist majority in Congress.
You all must like the starvation, 4th world living standards, oppression,darkness, and evil of socialism.
Is Mr. Steele chairman of the Falcon Party, too? Wow! No wonder he needs to unwind and go watch a stripper now and again!!
Preach it, Brother!
I agree with you that the RNC stinks and Palin should have no part of it. But have some decency.
Is this a conservative site, or a GOP cheerleading squad?
Probably (from her perspective) that she can't run as a pure outsider. If she wants to be POTUS she's going to need some beltway boys.
Is this a conservative site, or a GOP cheerleader tryout?
This is a two party country, and has been since the Federalists squared off against the Democratic-Republicans after President Washington left office. We either take back and take control of the Republican Party and make it conservative again, or we can sit, gnashing our teeth and crying in the wilderness while Mr. Obama completely transforms this nation into the Soviet Union. Which do you desire?
Straw man. A HUGE swath of tea partiers are independents. Go ahead, keep insulting their intelligence.
““Let’s bring our new brand of Reagan conservatism to our party and the country!””
What was wrong with the old ‘brand’??
More ‘change’......hmmm??
Speaking of the RNC...I was just doing some reading on the private prison systems and immigrant detention centers around the country. They are BIG contributors to the RNC and John McCain. Big $$$ in illegal aliens and crime!!!!
They sure pick the right candidates to keep them in business!
GEO’s PAC gave only $5,000 each to the campaigns of Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.
The PAC for Tennessee-based Corrections Corporation of America — which runs the New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility in Grants as well as county jails in Cibola and Torrance counties — gave $5,000 to Richardson’s presidential campaign last September. He was the only Democrat to get money from the CCA, which also gave $5,000 each to Republicans McCain and Fred Thompson.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sidebar/Prison-firms-donate-thousands-to-Richardson
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/john-hurley.asp?cycle=08
$500 to McCain several times John Hurley, ceo GEO
contributes BIG to RNC and Charlie Christ
Agreed!
“You aren’t allowed to post the same article over and over unless it is pro Palin.
Got it?”
ROFLOL!!
Ankle biting? Someone posts a factual article and the cultists all leave their Palin shrines and show up like buzzards on a sh*twagon
Please name a third party, since 1860, that has won a presidential contest. I’ll wait...
Well, by and large most Republicans are conservative. And we do want conservatives to win office, right?
How else are they going to do it if they're not Republican?
“Is this a conservative site, or a GOP cheerleading squad?”
12 years of observation........the latter, at least during & before EVERY primary (this time it started the day after the last freakin’ election!!) Same thing....they pick the biggest rinos they can find and if you dare question them...well, you’re just a dunce.
I support all conservatives.
Mediaite ain’t exactly the Wall Street Journal. If Soros’ Media Matters for America posts something juicy about Governor Palin, will you post a thread here?
This is Hotair.
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