SARAH PALIN SHAKES UP CALIFORNIA (AND THE NATION) ENDORSES CARLY FIORINA

TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 05/07/10 | Gary P.

[pointsal]

Sarah Palin continues to be “tone deaf” and mis-reading the tea leaves. Nice gal, plenty of spunk but seems to be developing a trend.

[chopperman]

Carly Fiorina?

Isn’t that the state that Ahnold’s the governor of?

[chopperman]

Carly Fiorina?

Isn’t that the state that Ahnold’s the governor of?

[Noumenon]

Declaring support for yet another Vichy Republican is beyond the Pale.

[nathanbedford]

Yes I think Sarah has put a foot down wrong here just as she did in Arizona. What is the excuse here? Carly Fiorina is the front runner? She is a fellow female? Or is it simply a matter of a personal relationship having overridden conservative judgment?

I doubt that Sarah will be a kingmaker if he continues down this path and it's even possible that she won't be a queen maker in California.

[pissant]

Carly/Sarah 2012!

[luckystarmom]

Oh please. I can’t stand Carly.

[The Duke]

I keep hearing that Carly did to HP what Obama is trying to do to the nation.

What kind of credential is that?

[Mariner]

BS

DeVore wasn't even going to win the GOP nod.

He's got no money, no traction and no "star power".

Don't get me wrong, he's a good man and right on the issues. He's just not a good CANDIDATE.

[Mariner]

The bulk of the SoCons, NRA and taxpayer orgs all support Fiorina.

Is there a specific issue you believe she's on the wrong side of?

[Pollster1]

I’m not fond of Fiorina, but there is a fundamental question here taht Sarah may be considering. If the conservatives have absolutely no chance and Fiorina has a chance, it’s good strategy to settle for adequate rather than running someone who wouldn’t win even in this election year. Taking back America for those who believe in the rule of law is far more important than ideological perfection, and I suspect that Fiorina will at least follow a conservative majority if we successfully take a majority of seats. She would be a big step up from Boxer, and I’m not going to fault Sarah Palin for making that calculation (as long as she keeps these decisions thoughtful and appropriate for the big picture).

[Yo-Yo]

...he is, to borrow from Mark Steyn, a DIABLO (Democrat in all but name only)

Wouldn't that be a DIABNO? Maybe it's Democrat In All But Label Only?

[The Wizard]

I’m with you

[pissant]

He’s an excellent candidate. It’s just that the retards in CA have their heads up their ass. Arnold over McClintock; Now Dingbat over DeVore?

[freespirited]

I cant help it, I think the Carly endorsement has an element of the sisterhood thing to it.

You cant deny that Sarah buys into certain feminist themes (glass ceiling, old boys network, etc).

[wtd]

I wouldn’t vote for this woman under any circumstance since reading BetBasoo’s excellent letter taking issue with a series of baseless assertions made by Fiorina in a speech she delivered on September 26, 2001. Ever too willing to absorb the msm driven meme of the day, without a lick of investigative effort or challenge to received opinion, Fiorina’s quoted remarks about [imagined-undocumented-fictitious ] “achievements” of Arab-Muslim civilization, for the most part – untrue, in the very least – misleading, demonstrates lack of credibility, integrity. Peter BetBasoo dismantled her toady speech, absurdity by absurdity. Her fatuousness never to be forgotten or forgiven.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Sarah is making it safe to be a pragmatist again. If nothing else, she deserves high praise for sticking it to the ideologues who would rather lose elections than make hard choices about what is “good enough”.

The perfect is the enemy of the acceptable. Sarah knows it, and since most of the perfectionists had the misguided notion that she was a perfectionist like them, have latched onto her so hard that now they have no choice but to be dragged into reality.

[ansel12]

Here’s the deal, extensive polling shows that DeVore had peaked, and was backing up, losing ground, while liberal “Republican” Tom Campbell was barely edging out Carly for the nomination. Sarah looked at this and knew she had to shake things up.

Palin and the rest of the California right is desperate to stop Tom Campbell, with weeks to go, Carly has the money and the numbers to stand a good chance of doing that.

Palin can actually help some in the Carly vs Campbell battle, but nothing could be done to make Devore suddenly make up a consistent 20 point deficit to knock out Campbell, but Carly has the money and position to close a 4 to 7 point gap with Palin's help, especially if Devore drops out in a week or two.

[ansel12]

You prefer Tom Campbell?