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Sarah Palin’s Iowa Ground Game (Organize4Palin is everywhere, others not so much)
caffeinatedthoughts ^ | Tuesday June 28, 2011 | Shane vander Hart

Posted on 06/28/2011 1:36:48 PM PDT by Bigtigermike

Craig Robinson aptly notes that while former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hasn’t been in Iowa much at all and doesn’t have any “official” ground game – she does have a ground game and it is formidable:

...Singleton and his team of Palin organizers have personally met with most of the county GOP chairs across the state. That is something that none of the current presidential campaigns can say that they have done. Instead of selling Iowa activists on Palin, they instead make sure that people understand that there is a possibility that Palin will run.

Even though Sarah Palin doesn’t play by the same rules that seem to govern the rest of the field of Republican candidates, she has developed an extensive ground game in Iowa, even if it’s not being officially coordinated by her or her advisors. In many ways, I think that Palin is probably more organized in Iowa in terms of grassroots communication than most of the current field. (emphasis mine)

I can attest to what Craig is saying, there is rarely an event I go to where Peter Singleton and Organize 4 Palin is not. I can’t say the same about the other campaigns. So if she gets in she’ll be able to hit the ground running. I’m looking forward to seeing her politic at the cook off that will be held after the movie premiere at the Pella Opera House tonight, she will definitely be in her element there. She has the ability more than any other candidate, I believe, to enter this race late and still be competitive in Iowa.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2012; bachmann; elections; gop; groundgame; iowa; mitt; palin; romney; sarahpalin
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To: ichabod1

Illegal? How so? Can’t a group of like minded citizens get together and ‘look around and talk to people’, and each other?

I seem to recall reading somewhere that people could freely associate. Some lost and forgotten paper or something......

Oh, what was it!


21 posted on 06/28/2011 2:19:11 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: Bigtigermike

Palin is running for Veep. The last thing she wants is to be in the debate Q&A.


22 posted on 06/28/2011 2:22:21 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: Pollster1
Sarah? Since today?

Ok.

Whats with the Facebook redirect?

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23 posted on 06/28/2011 2:24:17 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: ex-snook

Proof please? She did well in the VP debate in 2008, she also answered reporters questions 17 times on topics like foreign affairs and domestic issues with ease


24 posted on 06/28/2011 2:28:08 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: LaybackLenny

http://conservatives4palin.com/2011/06/governor-palin-is-in-pella-iowa-for-the-debut-of-the-undefeatedopen-thread.html


25 posted on 06/28/2011 2:29:39 PM PDT by LaybackLenny (Palin-________ Overdrive 2012 - Holy Flippin' Crap!!)
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To: Bigtigermike

Proof please?


OK I’ll be wrong after she files for President and appears in the contender debates.


26 posted on 06/28/2011 2:33:16 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: ex-snook

As I figure! Like Rush says: one of those driveby responders


27 posted on 06/28/2011 2:36:22 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: bigbob
She’s said repeatedly her decision depends on whether there is another candidate who is willing to carry the conservative banner, so I wonder how she views Cain and Bachmann. It would seem that this groundwork could be turned to the benefit of a candidate she endorses as well.

Neither Bachmann nor Cain have a prayer of getting the nomination. If Palin wants a candidate worthy of endorsing, she'll need to get in the race.

28 posted on 06/28/2011 2:39:06 PM PDT by upsdriver (to undo the damage the "intellectual elites" have done. . . . . Sarah Palin for President!)
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To: Bigtigermike
I told you guys that she will be ready in a flash and overwhelm some of the competition as soon as she gets in...they won't know what hit them

I've been saving "pop" bottles and have my first $ 1,000 donation ready to go the minute that Sarah announces that she is in the game.

My prediction is, if Sarah announces that she will run, her campaign will raise a minimum of $25 million in the first week.

29 posted on 06/28/2011 2:45:08 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages.)
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To: bigbob; Bigtigermike
Did Palin really say she there is no one she would endorse in the current crop? I searched it but found nothing. I find that very interesting if true.
30 posted on 06/28/2011 2:46:47 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: ex-snook

I’m hoping Palin gets in the race and decides not to participate in those circus debates. She doesn’t need them, they need her. It works the same way with the media. Sarah Palin is a game changer so I wouldn’t judge the things she does because that isn’t the way it’s “always been done”.


31 posted on 06/28/2011 2:48:19 PM PDT by upsdriver (to undo the damage the "intellectual elites" have done. . . . . Sarah Palin for President!)
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To: USS Alaska
My prediction is, if Sarah announces that she will run, her campaign will raise a minimum of $25 million in the first week.

I ran my 10th order computer model and it has her raising $54.7 million in the first 10 days! Go Sarah.

32 posted on 06/28/2011 2:52:28 PM PDT by sand88 (Sarah Palin announces her run: August 12, 2011 11:10am ET)
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To: normy

It was on Hannity one night and on Judge Perino another night.....the questions were, paraphrasing: Is there anyone out there that you can get behind yet? She said no one


33 posted on 06/28/2011 2:53:48 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Bigtigermike

Agreed. 1000 bucks at annoucement and 100 monthly up to the election.That should be doable for many of us.


34 posted on 06/28/2011 3:03:10 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: ex-snook

Oh piss off.


35 posted on 06/28/2011 3:04:41 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: ex-snook
Palin is running for Veep.

LOL! Gotta catch my breath... That's the funniest thing I've seen all day ;-)

36 posted on 06/28/2011 3:11:44 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Bigtigermike

LOL!


37 posted on 06/28/2011 4:24:29 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Bigtigermike

Rogue to the White House, y'all!

38 posted on 06/28/2011 4:25:30 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: erod
I really want her to announce soon and make all the naysayers heads explode.

I like Sarah, too, but vice versa will be fun to watch as well.

39 posted on 06/28/2011 5:28:40 PM PDT by BfloGuy (Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
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To: BfloGuy

We shall see.


40 posted on 06/28/2011 6:32:14 PM PDT by erod (Unlike the President I am a true Chicagoan.)
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