How long can Sarah Palin put off Iowa? She has almost no presence in the state.

Los Angeles Times ^ | 04/27/2011 | Robin Abcarian

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

There are many problems with your strategy but one of them is that we all have our own ideas of what constitutes a conservative. It is not clear cut.

I know of people who say it's either Huck or no one. I do not consider Huck to be a real conservative. I guess Santorum would fill the bill. Actually, many of them would. I made a post somewhere else that because I lack principles, if I thought Huck was our best bet to defeat Obama, I would be willing to vote for him.

[okie01]

How does Mitch Daniels sound?

Starting your campaign by insulting a significant portion of your base is not necessarily recommended.

[imfrmdixie]

“they are larger states and show how well candidates play in solid GOP territory (SC) and a key “swing state” (FL).”

Well, this is true and yet the GOP allowed cross over voting and put in McCain...I still believe it was a set up in FL (my home is there)....I think the Democrats moved the date of the primaries in FL so that the candidates couldn’t be counted and that allowed voters to cross over and put McCain in....the Republican party controls votes by allowing states to have cross over voting....it is STUPID!!!!....the GOP candidate is chosen with a lot of DEM input. We need pure primaries....either party or Independent...no cross overs allowed!

[glorgau]

Yep, Iowa is not that important. It’s real function is providing fodder for the media.

[kevkrom]

Well, this is true and yet the GOP allowed cross over voting and put in McCain...I still believe it was a set up in FL (my home is there)....I think the Democrats moved the date of the primaries in FL so that the candidates couldn’t be counted and that allowed voters to cross over and put McCain in....the Republican party controls votes by allowing states to have cross over voting....it is STUPID!!!!....the GOP candidate is chosen with a lot of DEM input. We need pure primaries....either party or Independent...no cross overs allowed!

Oh, I agree with that. The parties need to stop having their primaries subsidized by the states via running them by the elections board. Then they can restrict their primaries however they want to, and not deal with state-by-state laws that are not made in the best interests of the parties.

[9YearLurker]

I agree. She ought to get herself in there. NH is a lost cause, but Iowa needs wooing. And if she doesn’t run this year, she’ll be viewed more as a celebrity than a statesman.

[who knows what evil?]

From a strategy point of view, both Palin and Huckabee should be barnstorming the heck out of Iowa right now and basically not worry about New Hampshire. Simply put forth the theory/opinion to the media that NH is meaningless because it basically is a home for Mitt Romney, don’t put any money there or Nevada and dump your money into Iowa and South Carolina.

I would embrace a similar strategy...candidates shouldn't even waste time with New Hampshire. A liberal hellhole that has been stinking up the GOP nomination process for far too long. NH and their 'open' primary is irrelevant...don't waste money, let Romney have the state, let the media have their collective orgasm, then let the real battle begin down south among true conservatives.

[who knows what evil?]

I’d vote for anyone who refuses to grovel to the cry-baby voters in Iowa and NH, two of the most inconsequential states, who would have no discernible worth were it not for the media carnival they hold every four years.

Exactly. Their pitiful cries of "Look at me...look at me!" every four years are kind of pathetic...

[who knows what evil?]

Well, this is true and yet the GOP allowed cross over voting and put in McCain...I still believe it was a set up in FL (my home is there)....I think the Democrats moved the date of the primaries in FL so that the candidates couldn’t be counted and that allowed voters to cross over and put McCain in....the Republican party controls votes by allowing states to have cross over voting....it is STUPID!!!!....the GOP candidate is chosen with a lot of DEM input. We need pure primaries....either party or Independent...no cross overs allowed!

Same crap in New Hampshire...the state that revived McCain's limp campaign...

[Anamnesis]

People clearly don't know the Gov's political history.

The groundwork for her Alaskan Gubernatorial campaign was also kept under the radar for a long time. Palin won the campaign because of her skills as a retail politician. It's a mistake to think that those skills won't transfer over to her Iowa campaign.

There is already a grassroots campaign working for Palin: Organize4Palin. We know who the big players and grassroots groups are in Iowa, and we have already established contact. Some of us have uprooted ourselves from our homestate to move to Iowa to campaign for her.

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Palin supporters (especially those in Iowa),

DON’T WAIT UNTIL PALIN ANNOUNCES!

Palin and her aide Rebecca Mansour have already given the green-light, without “officially” announcing.
I've highlighted tweets that Rebecca Mansour has retweeted and other hints that Palin has given over the past few months:Why a Palin 2012 Run is Inevitable

Most notably, her aide is pushing Organize4Palin. Check out this tweet from Rebecca Mansour:

O4P Iowa's Blog: http://iowans4palin.blogspot.com/ O4P Iowa's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Iowa4Palin O4P Iowa Mailing List signup (List Iowa as your state in your profile): http://tinyurl.com/33r7fg8 The coordinator can be directly contacted here: iowa@organize4palin.com

Donate to O4P, Iowa*

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Check out this article published in the WSJ about the Iowa O4P state coordinator: http://tiny.cc/t3kr5

*Note: If you want to donate to another state O4P chapter, just click the button above and change the url of the link to your desired state.

	O4P Signup: http://tinyurl.com/33r7fg8 To opt-in for text reminders and alerts: Text 4PALIN to 74679     Newsletters: April 17: http://conta.cc/fOdkf3 April 9: http://conta.cc/fKR3Dg March 19: http://conta.cc/fmJ20C	Donate to O4P, General Fund
	On November 2, 2010; O4P helped Sarah Palin elect: 37 House Reps, 6 Senators, 7 Governors, 2 Attorney Generals, & 1 Secretary of State.O4P had a 67% success rate in November 2010!

Email yourstate@organize4palin.com to directly contact your local coordinator, if it already has one. I've listed the ones that I believe already have a state coordinator, but go ahead and email yourstate@organize4palin.com in case my list isn't up to date:
alabama@organize4palin.com alaska@organize4palin.com arizona@organize4palin.com california@organize4palin.com colorado@organize4palin.com florida@organize4palin.com idaho@organize4palin.com illinois@organize4palin.com	indiana@organize4palin.com iowa@organize4palin.com kansas@organize4palin.com maryland@organize4palin.com missouri@organize4palin.com nebraska@organize4palin.com newyork@organize4palin.com	northcarolina@organize4palin.com northdakota@organize4palin.com ohio@organize4palin.com oregon@organize4palin.com pennsylvania@organize4palin.com southcarolina@organize4palin.com wisconsin@organize4palin.com

Organize4Palin is a project of American Grizzlies United, a grassroots organization dedicated to organizing, educating, and training volunteers for American political elections. Contributions or gifts to American Grizzlies United are not tax deductible. Paid for by American Grizzlies United and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

[imfrmdixie]

I have already contacted AZ and am waiting to receive “the call”.....I promote her every chance I get.

[imfrmdixie]

I might add that I have been a Palin supporter BEFORE she was picked by McCain but I never had the opportunity to meet her. The other night, quite by accident, I met her...up close and personal, and she is a true winner in every sense of the word. People that haven’t met her as yet are in for a real treat! Even my daughter who is totally apolitical “fell in love” with her and is now going to join me in volunteering in her campaign.

[org.whodat]

ROFLOL, there will be no Coronation!!!

[Anamnesis]

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