Sarah Palin endorses (confirmed)

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

I am not a fan of hers but Rand should take money and endorsements as he can. Reagan took money from the Log Cabin republicans and caused a furor at that time.

How did Reagan turn out? Yeah....not your best analogy lol.

 

[erowe1]

This is great! Hopefully Rand will be able to move conservatives toward him and not the other way around! Lets try to get Huckabee to endorse now! The more people who endorse, the more people will begin to expect Republicans to run candidates like Rand!

I can understand Palin endorsing him. She at least has some areas of agreement. But why would Huck even consider it?

 

[Aratus]

the g.o.p senses several victories in the wind, they want to unify...

huck's army has marching orders for 2016 insted of 2012? if obama wins in 2012 he be lame duck
by 2016 and huckabee has an organization that is baptist and loyal to him! if barack obama looses,
then huck will challenge the lucky Republican victor whose own new administration had better not
see unemployment numbers go above 10% at all! huckabee is relatively young and energetic!!!

 

[amisspelledword]

here's another link mentioning the endorsement:

http://www.politicallore.com/featured/rand-paul-snags-sarah-palin-endorsement/1643

its just a copy of the press release thats available on RandPaul2010.com

other links to the news:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2010/02/paul_announces_palin_endorseme.html

2 from Politico: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/Palin_for_Paul.html?showall & http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0210/Rand_Paul_claims_Palin_endorsement.html

from 2nd Politico link:

We’re also hearing that Paul’s endorsement may have come prematurely: Palin hasn’t released any statement announcing the endorsement, and Grayson allies are privately telling POLITICO they’re not convinced she’s publicly endorsing in this race.

http://race42008.com/2010/02/01/palin-endorses-rand-paul-for-senate/

Should Paul go on to win this senate seat he could prove to be an incredible ally for Palin, potentially aligning Palin’s social conservatives with Paul’s libertarians. Such a union could prove an unstoppable combo should she decide to run for the GOP nomination in 2012.

yes im just googling

 

[Wes]

This is very bad news for the Rand Paul campaign. Most think of Palin as an absolute imbecile and this endorsement will only make the general election harder since independents and democrats absolutely despise Palin.

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

Endorsing Paul would be an unconventional move for the former Alaska governor: Despite his anti-establishment background and fiscally conservative credentials, he’s come out for the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison and favors abortion rights – positions at odds with Palin’s beliefs.

We’re also hearing that Paul’s endorsement may have come prematurely: Palin hasn’t released any statement announcing the endorsement, and Grayson allies are privately telling POLITICO they’re not convinced she’s publicly endorsing in this race.

...

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

here's another link mentioning the endorsement:

http://www.politicallore.com/featured/rand-paul-snags-sarah-palin-endorsement/1643

its just a copy of the press release thats available on RandPaul2010.com

other links to the news:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2010/02/paul_announces_palin_endorseme.html

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0210/Rand_Paul_claims_Palin_endorsement.html

from Politico:



http://race42008.com/2010/02/01/palin-endorses-rand-paul-for-senate/



yes im just googling

That's just fucking ewwww. No libertarian in there right mind would vote for Palin. The only reason I stomach this is because it is unsolicited. I bet Scheunemann is laughing right now.

 

[amisspelledword]

here's a mention, also:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...ndorses-rand-paul-in-kentucky-senate-race.php


All of this is why a Palin endorsement is good. Name recognition if nothing else.

 

[erowe1]

The only reason I stomach this is because it is unsolicited.

I think it's a pretty safe bet that Palin's endorsement was very zealously solicited.

 

[jmdrake]

I can understand Palin endorsing him. She at least has some areas of agreement. But why would Huck even consider it?

I'm sorry. But what's the difference between Huck and Palin other than the fact that Huckabee is male and Huck did not endorse the bailout like Palin did?

http://jdmiller82.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/24/1906909-huckabee-on-the-700b-bailout

I wouldn't vote for either one, but if I was going to choose I'd take Huck over Palin.

 

[specsaregood]

For the record: SarahPAC also donated to the reelection campaign for Lindsay Graham. Yeah I like that she endorsed Rand, but it still makes me feel dirty.

 

[MRoCkEd]

I want to know though - is it safe to say Palin endorsed Paul just because SarahPAC donated to Rand?

 

[Malachi]

I want to know though - is it safe to say Palin endorsed Paul just because SarahPAC donated to Rand?

It's her official PAC. Do you think Cornyn's PAC donated to Grayson without his permission?

 

[specsaregood]

I want to know though - is it safe to say Palin endorsed Paul just because SarahPAC donated to Rand?

I'd say its safe to say so since the official campaign is saying it:
"National political icon and conservative leader Sarah Palin has endorsed Dr. Rand Paul in his bid for United States Senate from Kentucky"
http://www.randpaul2010.com/

 

[YumYum]

On the 30th I predicted:

"Prediction: Beck and possibly Palin will endorse Campaign for Liberty, Rand, and possibly Schiff."​

Let's see if Beck is next. If so, the Beckers will take over. What will that mean for those of us who started at the grassroots level? Will we be pushed aside for the Beckers and the Palin crowd?

 

[ch164708]

On the 30th I predicted:

"Prediction: Beck and possibly Palin will endorse Campaign for Liberty, Rand, and possibly Schiff."​

Let's see if Beck is next. If so, the Beckers will take over. What will that mean for those of us who started at the grassroots level? Will we be pushed aside for the Beckers and the Palin crowd?

Pushed aside? This is about getting the man elected. If he wins, we all know that he will be on our side. I do not care if mitch McConnel himself takes the campaign over. We know who Rand will stand for, it is about getting elected.

 

[Cardinal Red]

Just Awesome!

Anyone who doesn't understand that this is the biggest thing that has happened to Rand's campaign yet simply doesn't understand elective politics. While Rand should fight for every vote like the underdog, I think this clearly establishes him as the favorite in this race.

His endorsements previously were certainly useful, but none was from a contemporary political figure in the conservative movement at anywhere near this stature.

This endorsement will absolutely "Give permission" for the Club for Growth, DeMint, and others who were holding back to jump in the water and endorse him offifcially. It firmly establishes him as the candidate of the conservative grassroots.

Great job and congratulations to the campaign!

 

[low preference guy]

Way to point to the obvious, but missing the generality. I would hope people would see the huge discrepancy both in momentum, funds, motivation, endorsements, and other auxillary reasons that Rand is about a 95% favorite at this time with the Primary not being too far away. All points, point to easy victory. Now, on the other hand we have embattled candidates who need our funds, more than Rand. I would hope that this would be obvious. If you only want Rand elected, then only donate to Rand. If you want multiple liberty candidates get elected, then look at the races and see how far ahead Rand is and I would hope people would be using their limited funds to help out RJ, Jake, Debra, Adam, Pat Sellers, et. al.

I have donated to all of the above except Pat and I'm trying to pool more funds together. Our dollar can go much further helping these candidates out.

You're an expert on derailing threads. A few days ago you turned a positive thread about Rand Paul into one about term limits. Today, you turned the Sarah Palin endorsement thread into an argument of whether one should keep donating or not to Paul. Clicking on the new thread button isn't so hard.

 

[Malachi]

You're an expert on derailing threads. A few days ago you turned a positive thread about Rand Paul into one about term limits. Today, you turned the Sarah Palin endorsement thread into an argument of whether one should keep donating or not to Paul. Clicking on the new thread button isn't so hard.

+ 1

AED is a major thread killer.

Palin endorsed Rand Paul!

 

[low preference guy]

This is great! Hopefully Rand will be able to move conservatives toward him and not the other way around! Lets try to get Huckabee to endorse now! The more people who endorse, the more people will begin to expect Republicans to run candidates like Rand!

Please no Huckabee. He should be in jail for letting violent killers out of prison. People died because of that.