Sarah Palin Cultivates Allies for 2012
2010, 2012, gop, Judd Gregg, Kelly Ayotte, Nikki Haley, sarah palin 9:11 AM
by Nick Stone of Drawnlines Politics.
If Kelly Ayotte maintains her narrow lead over challenger Ovide Lamontagne, Sarah Palin will surely enjoy the spoils of victory in coming years.
Palin, who used her celebrity and endorsed Ayotte, found herself challenged by an 11th hour endorsement by South Carolina Senator Jim Demint. In the final days of the race, Lamontagne significantly closed the gap in polling and moved the race to "toss up" status.
While the race has yet to be called, Ayotte owes her thin and fluctuating lead over Lamantagne to Palin's GOTV effort. Palin vocally endorsed and made robo-calls on behalf of the candidate. And you'd better believe that Palin will remind Ayotte about her generous efforts in due time.
Palin has already thrown her weight behind winning candidates in important races. In Iowa, Palin backed Terry Branstad for Governor and Brenna Findley for A.G. They are the nominees. Nikki Haley came from behind after Palin's endorsement to win the nomination for governor of South Carolina. Palin pushed Sharron Angle over heavy favorite Sue Lowden in Nevada's Senate race to beat Harry Reid. And Kelly Ayotte would be a key ally in NH if she wins the race to replace Senator Judd Gregg.
As if by stealth, Sarah Palin has cultivated alliances between herself and influential Republicans in the four early primary states so crucial to capturing a party nomination. All of these victories place Palin in a strong position as Republicans shift their focus from the midterms to defeating President Obama in the next cycle. Early wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina would make Palin unbeatable by other Republicans.
If these candidates win in November, they will be huge allies as Palin seeks the ultimate GOP nomination in 2012. If they don't, they still owe their lives to Sarah.
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If Kelly Ayotte maintains her narrow lead over challenger Ovide Lamontagne, Sarah Palin will surely enjoy the spoils of victory in coming years.
Palin, who used her celebrity and endorsed Ayotte, found herself challenged by an 11th hour endorsement by South Carolina Senator Jim Demint. In the final days of the race, Lamontagne significantly closed the gap in polling and moved the race to "toss up" status.
While the race has yet to be called, Ayotte owes her thin and fluctuating lead over Lamantagne to Palin's GOTV effort. Palin vocally endorsed and made robo-calls on behalf of the candidate. And you'd better believe that Palin will remind Ayotte about her generous efforts in due time.
Palin has already thrown her weight behind winning candidates in important races. In Iowa, Palin backed Terry Branstad for Governor and Brenna Findley for A.G. They are the nominees. Nikki Haley came from behind after Palin's endorsement to win the nomination for governor of South Carolina. Palin pushed Sharron Angle over heavy favorite Sue Lowden in Nevada's Senate race to beat Harry Reid. And Kelly Ayotte would be a key ally in NH if she wins the race to replace Senator Judd Gregg.
As if by stealth, Sarah Palin has cultivated alliances between herself and influential Republicans in the four early primary states so crucial to capturing a party nomination. All of these victories place Palin in a strong position as Republicans shift their focus from the midterms to defeating President Obama in the next cycle. Early wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina would make Palin unbeatable by other Republicans.
If these candidates win in November, they will be huge allies as Palin seeks the ultimate GOP nomination in 2012. If they don't, they still owe their lives to Sarah.
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What you're missing in this article is that her appeal is largely among the most right-wing of the Republican party, which is who largely turns out for mid-term primary elections (for example, only 5% of registered voters; 25% of registered republicans turned out to vote for O'Donnell and 48% of republicans don't even think she's fit to hold office).
The Republicans have shot themselves in the foot by nominating some of the most extreme and unelectable candidates this time around. Even among Republicans, Palin's "Qualified to Be President" rating is still very, very low. It would be tough for her to win the more moderate or true big-tent Republicans in for the 2012 primary season, as they are more likely to show up to the polls for a Presidential primary.
Nevertheless, should she get the nomination, President Obama will be thanking his lucky stars, as the idea of a President Palin is enough to drive almost every single Democrat out of their house and to the polls on election day, not to mention the independents and moderate republicans that will jump ship the minute she becomes the nominee.
All of this is not withstanding the amount of scrutiny placed on Presidential Nominees is much greater and leaves open the door for many, many more embarrassing gaffes. "All of them," does not qualify as an answer when you're asked to pick a founding father you admire or a newspaper you read at that stage in the game.