>> And what does this say about Sarah Palin and politics in general?
Loyalty is a virtue. Dance with the one that brung ya. If it weren’t for McCain’s nomination, Palin would be nowhere. It would be a very public slap-in-the-face for her to endorse against the indiviual most responsible for her current political positioning.
My guess is that she’d rather have Hayworth win — she’d just rather he win without her publicly embarrassing the man that jumpstarted her national political career.
SnakeDoc
One other thing to consider is that Palin knows these players personally while we only know by what we read in the news. I’m not saying I know anything about JD, however, what if this is a situation like if we supported Gov. Sanford during his last election against a RINO and some strong Conservative came out and supported the RINO. Maybe that person knew about the dirt on Sanford (knowing him personally) that hadn’t come out yet.
If not for McCain picking her as his running mate, she would still be the virtually unknown governor of Alaska. She would be running for re-election this year as governor, but would be almost unknown nationally. I think she feels gratitude and loyalty to McCain.
She’s become a formidable power on the national scene in her own right, and will be that way whether McCain wins or loses his election. She just wants to say and do all the right things in this situation.
It's amazing how many Freepers do not understand this basic law of politics. According to these people, Palin is supposed to tell McCain "thanks for plucking me out of obscurity and putting me on the national stage. Now I'm going to repay you by supporting your opponent." Few Americans, outside of these reality-challenged Freepers, would look kindly on any pol stabbing a benefactor in the back like that.
“....the man that jumpstarted her national political career.”
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Will she even have a political career after the dust settles?