thenextright.com - 10/22/2008
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Patrick Ruffini says Sarah Palin is "situated similarly" to Howard Dean, and could be the flashpoint for a grassroots revival of the Republican Party. Andrew Sullivan disagrees. Underneath the unbecoming hyperbole, he makes a good point.
The concept of Palin ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Since her selection as the vice presidential nominee
in late August, the Republican National Committee spent more...
than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, Politico reported on Tuesday evening. ...
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Palin Clothes Spending Has Dems Salivating, Republicans ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 10/22/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
So now we learn that the RNC shelled
out $150,000 for clothing, hair, and make-up for Sarah...
Palin since her surprise nomination. Scandal! Gotcha! Such hypocrisy! If she wants the Joe Six-pack vote, the "logic" goes, why isn't she wearing clothes from ...
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The Palin Wardrobe
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/23/2008
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ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: The McCain-Palin campaign’s
efforts to reach women is about to get a...
celebrity boost: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is set to join Gov. Sarah Palin on the campaign trail. “The View” co-host said Thursday the McCain campaign...
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Hasselbeck to Campaign for Palin
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Palin In 2012
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Jon Henke expands upon my rebuttal to Ruffini.
Remainders: Bipartisan audience
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
The AP finds that McCain criticized Palin-style purchases during the campaign finance fight.
"Elitists" and "bitter" show up on robocalls.
Biden stiffs his traveling press corps.
Jon Henke doesn't buy Sarah Palin as the Howard Dean of the right.
Byron York looks at the record of Governor Palin.
Palin plays the Clinton card.
African-Americans are voting early at an outsized clip.
As are Democrats overall.
The Palins speak to People. ...
Palin in 2012, Revisited
Ross Douthat —
Basically, I agree with the Ambinder-Cillizza take on the question - namely, that Sarah Palin might well be a formidable contender for the GOP nomination in 2012 even if she's massively unpopular with the sixty-five percent of America that doesn't vote in Republican primaries. In an Obama-era GOP, where the various factions and candidates are competing for control of a increasingly purist rump, isn't hard to see a scenario in which Palin unites evangelical voters and talk-radio conservatives - constituencies that split between Huckabee and either Romney or Fred Thompson, respectively, in 2008 - and rides that bloc to victory against a ...
Sarah Palin’s Reaganite Potential
GayPatriot —
Russ Douthat alerts us to a great exchange between Jon Henke and Patrick Ruffini on Sarah Palin’s future. (Both posts merit your attention.)
Jon believes Palin needs “three things” to be “substantive leader of a political movement:”
A clear, but sophisticated, political philosophy
A serious governing strategy to move the ball forward on her political philosophy
A support base, including grassroots and elite infrastructure, that can mobilize to defend her and advance her agenda
My sense is that she could easily assemble ...
Sarah Palin not yet ready to take on the Gipper’s Mantle
GayPatriot —
It has been a week since Sarah Palin announced her intention to resign as Governor of Alaska later this month. As a Palin supporter, while somewhat sympathetic to her situation given the continuing assault from the media and their allies on the left, I am disappointed that this good woman decided not to tough it out and show her courage, her resilience, under fire–as she did during last fall’s campaign.
While appreciating the many accomplishments of Sarah Palin (many more than the incumbent US President when he launched his first bid for national office), she was not my choice to be the GOP standard bearer in 2012. I ...
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Want to know why Sarah Palin will be back?
jimtreacher.com 11/6/2008 — Here's why: "I have absolutely no intention of engaging in any of the negativity because this has been all positive for me for what I believe in, the values that I represent and the progress that I wanna see America be able to make," Palin said when ...
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the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings With the election now over, pretty much, I really don't want to waste much time on as loathsome a creature as Sarah Palin. I wrote about her extensively during the campaign, but what I may not have expressed explicitly -- ...
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althouse.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Here 's the post: It's getting worse. This is a classic : "The Palins have no intention of providing a ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show. Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman," PalinPAC spokeswoman ...
Bristol Palin Derangement Syndrome, Continued
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 2/7/2009 — We figured after Bristol Palin gave birth this nutcase would finally let go and just return to his role as public laughingstock while trying not to draw so much attention to his mental illness.
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McCain Tries to Push Past Palin Backlash —
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GREEN, Ohio, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John McCain campaigned across Ohio with Sarah Palin at his side Wednesday, drawing energized crowds of GOP partisans while his campaign dismissed the latest controversy over his running mate as coming from elitists and not ...
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