Palin's endorsements apparently are irrelevant or, worse, detrimental to most candidates. Palin has backed six or seven losers so far, with only a couple of her endorsed candidates winning?
To counteract the public's growing awareness of these embarrassing facts, Palin seems to now be listening to her advisors. Thursday, Sarah endorsed a candidate in the state of Iowa - former govenor Terry Branstad. She can wait until she sees the poll numbers closer to the election, then support the expected winner (double-digit lead in this instance), hoping to make it seem her endorsement helped the candidate win. At least Faux Noise will report it that way.
Even the rather cautious Romney beat her to this endorsement. Palin has never carefully studied the candidates and can't speak fluently about any endorsed candidates' records or policy positions. Her odd, politically incompatible choices make one wonder if they are Facebook friends or something. But not Branstad; my hunch is this endorsement is strictly to help her won/loss record and hide her growing political irrelevence.
Even Branstad was cool to the endorsement, "it represents the broad base of support".
Not exactly an enthusiastic embrace of Palin.
In political speak, this means we'll take the endorsement, but don't expect the candidate to be appearing with Palin or mentioning her endorsement during the general election.
I'm not sure why I wasted Jack's band-width on this Wasilla snow-billie. It would have been better served on Faux, who has crowned Palin as the head of two parties: Rethugs and teabaggers.
To counteract the public's growing awareness of these embarrassing facts, Palin seems to now be listening to her advisors. Thursday, Sarah endorsed a candidate in the state of Iowa - former govenor Terry Branstad. She can wait until she sees the poll numbers closer to the election, then support the expected winner (double-digit lead in this instance), hoping to make it seem her endorsement helped the candidate win. At least Faux Noise will report it that way.
Even the rather cautious Romney beat her to this endorsement. Palin has never carefully studied the candidates and can't speak fluently about any endorsed candidates' records or policy positions. Her odd, politically incompatible choices make one wonder if they are Facebook friends or something. But not Branstad; my hunch is this endorsement is strictly to help her won/loss record and hide her growing political irrelevence.
Even Branstad was cool to the endorsement, "it represents the broad base of support".
Not exactly an enthusiastic embrace of Palin.
In political speak, this means we'll take the endorsement, but don't expect the candidate to be appearing with Palin or mentioning her endorsement during the general election.
I'm not sure why I wasted Jack's band-width on this Wasilla snow-billie. It would have been better served on Faux, who has crowned Palin as the head of two parties: Rethugs and teabaggers.
