Posted on 06/24/2010 4:11:28 PM PDT by Josh Painter
* On Facebook today, Sarah Palin endorsed U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, GOP candidate for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sam Brownback, who is retiring from that body to run for Gov. of Kansas:
Thank Todd Tiahrt for True Public ServiceTiahrt is the leader of Kansas' U.S. House delegation and sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee. His main opponent in the August 3 GOP primary is another U.S. Congressman, Jerry Moran.I’m happy to endorse Todd Tiahrt’s campaign to be the next U.S Senator from Kansas. Todd is a protector of our Constitution, a pro-family, pro-Second Amendment Commonsense Conservative who has never voted for a tax increase and has fought to end the wasteful spending coming out of Washington. He didn’t just stand on the sidelines complacently, but instead actually battled against the bailouts, the debt-ridden stimulus spending, the cap-and-tax energy schemes, and Obamacare. In fact, remember on the day Obamacare was being debated, Todd Tiahrt was on the House floor all day working to defeat it, and he’s helped lead the charge to repeal and replace Obamacare the moment it was signed into law. We can count on Todd to take on the liberal spending agenda of the Obama administration and fight for lower taxes, more individual freedom, and less government intrusion.
Please join me in supporting Todd Tiahrt’s campaign by visiting his website at www.ToddTiahrt.com and following him on Facebook and Twitter.
- Sarah Palin
- JP
Reality appears to be that Palin compromises political beliefs for poll results when it suits her purposes.
“Reality appears to be that Palin compromises political beliefs for poll results when it suits her purposes.”
I appreciate again your trying to make this a simple either/or choice that applies over both states. The options for your motivation seem to be these:
1. you like simple choices. anything more than 2 is simply too hard
2. you are creating a false-choice that put Palin in the worst light.
Either one doesn’t make me care much about your thoughts on this subject.
Yes, disagreeing with Palin isn't popular around here, is it. Well, Palin should have checked the polls before jumping since it's all about who can win. Moran is up by double digits and he will be the Republican nominee in November, and the junior Senator from Kansas in 2011. Count on it.
“Yes, disagreeing with Palin isn’t popular around here, is it. Well, Palin should have checked the polls before jumping since it’s all about who can win. Moran is up by double digits and he will be the Republican nominee in November, and the junior Senator from Kansas in 2011. Count on it.”
Maybe he will and maybe he won’t. If she is against Moran on the issues, then it puts the lie to your other accusations about her only following the polls to see who can win. But again, this is the false choice you want to put forth. Either way, we should win the Senate race against the Democrats. That was not the case in California. Additionally, both Moran and Tiahrt have enjoyed support well over 30% for most of the race, with Moran’s high water mark being the recent 42% IIRC. That leaves a good number of undecideds, over 20%. Easily enough for the race to swing in the late stages.
I know you want to deny that reality, but it only shows your political naivete.
Maybe the key issue here is whether or not you support Moran on the issues? I wouldn’t be opposed to having him in the Senate, but given his record on Amnesty/etc. I think we can do better in Kansas.
Issues don't seem to matter to Palin. It's electability, you said so yourself. But since Palin didn't announce where she and Moran disagree when she tossed her hat in the Tiahrt camp then either she doesn't know where Moran stands on the issues or doesn't disagree with him.
Additionally, both Moran and Tiahrt have enjoyed support well over 30% for most of the race, with Moran’s high water mark being the recent 42% IIRC.
I believe you recall incorrectly.
I wouldn’t be opposed to having him in the Senate, but given his record on Amnesty/etc. I think we can do better in Kansas.
On immigration or fiscal policy or taxes or spending or war on terror or abortion or any other area you care to name Kansas can't do better in this race than Jerry Moran. And that's why he'll be the next senator.
Besides Palin can hardly criticize Moran on immigration when she'd gone and endorsed an amnesty supporter like McCain, can she?
You love Moran on the issues, evidently Palin doesn’t. Again, your logic seems only skewed to be against Palin. I suggest you get over your personal issue with her.
Thank you
What issue does Palin disagree with Moran on? Can you tell me that?
I suggest you get over your personal issue with her.
When she starts putting principle ahead of politics then maybe I will.
“What issue does Palin disagree with Moran on? Can you tell me that?”
Probably disagrees with him on offering up his vote only for campaign money raising events. Probably disagrees with him on illegal immigration issues.
“When she starts putting principle ahead of politics then maybe I will.”
From all I’ve read, you’re principles are entirely flexible depending on your subjective likes and dislikes and the fact that you don’t like Palin allows you all sorts of flexibility in logic. I don’t know that she needs you in her camp.
Considering her endorsement of McCain and Fiorina then if Palin disagrees with Moran on illegal immigration issues it must be because she thinks Moran is too tough on illegals.
“Considering her endorsement of McCain and Fiorina then if Palin disagrees with Moran on illegal immigration issues it must be because she thinks Moran is too tough on illegals.”
I get that complexity is hard for you, but it’s moronic to think that she wouldn’t support McCain, the person who brought her onto the national scene. Feel free to disagree, but people who burn bridges like that don’t get anywhere.
For Fiorina, she may have wished to support Devore, but his inability to run a semi-competent campaign or to raise any money would have only made it a losing effort. Better she support someone who might make a difference than someone who couldn’t win the election - hell, someone who couldn’t even come close to winning the primary. Let’s put it this way - there are plenty of great conservatives who weren’t on the ticket in California - should she have supported them for the sake of “purity”?
Would she have supported Fiorina in Kansas? I highly doubt it - Kansas is a much more conservative place than California. Of course, that is why she’s supporting the more conservative candidate - the ONE WHO DIDN’T ASK FOR MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS VOTE. But that’s just reality. If you don’t like reality. Well, too bad.
“Well, Palin should have checked the polls before jumping since it’s all about who can win. Moran is up by double digits and he will be the Republican nominee in November, and the junior Senator from Kansas in 2011. Count on it.”
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Yea. I guess you are right. Sarah Palin should take lessons from you on political strategy. /sarc/
State Representative Nikki Haley was behind by 10 (4th place) in a four way race with 2 months to go against the State Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and a sitting Congressman. Palin endorses her. She vaults into a double digit lead in a week and wins the first primary by 28, nearly winning it outright.
Fiorina is behind former Congressman and two time statewide GOP nominee Tom Campbell by 11 in the California Senate race with less than a month to go. Sarah Palin endorses her and she immediately vaults into a huge lead and wins by 35 (in a three way race).
There hasn’t been a poll in the Kansas Senate race in over a month and it has not been heavily polled, since it is a race between two candidates with similar views and it is a certain GOP retention.
In case you are not aware of it, primary polls in advance of a general election are notoriously unreliable in the first place. (Moran would be insane to take your smug advice and “count on it.”) Do you think he declined Palin’s endorsement or did not want it? If you think that, get professional help...soon.
Maybe, since it is such a sure thing for Moran, he should dare Palin to come to Kansas to campaign for Tiahrt.
Let’s wait and see what the next polls say. Then you can take a bite of the crow you will be swallowing whole on August 3.
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