It begins: Radio ad asks Iowans to caucus for Sarah Palin ("Vote rogue")

Hotair ^ | 12/28/2011 | Ed Morrissey

[SeekAndFind]

Iowans might feel a bit overwhelmed by the choices for next Tuesday’s Republican caucuses for the GOP presidential nomination, but one independent group has begun running radio ads insisting that there is still room for one more choice. Calling itself “Sarah Palin’s Iowa Earthquake,” the group will target specific markets in Iowa asking voters to line up behind the Republican Party’s most prominent non-candidate, and other ads will apparently follow:

Can Iowans caucus for Palin at this late date? Sure. Unlike primary states, there is no “ballot” in the legal sense at caucuses. Attendees can write in names on the list of candidates they receive at the caucuses, and those votes will count. Of course, without Palin on the ballot and not officially in the race, not too many caucus-goers may choose to vote for her. If enough are dissatisfied with the current choices, though, she might be a handy code for None of the Above — and might get some significant level of support if the ads prompt enough Iowa voters to consider this as an option.

If so, who does that hurt most? Probably not Mitt Romney, whose base of support doesn’t have a lot of overlap with Palin’s. Newt Gingrich rose in the polls mainly on Tea Party support, so he’d be likely to feel the sting a little more, especially for those who backed Gingrich because he looked like the only viable alternative to Romney or Ron Paul. Paul might lose a little of his more recent support, but he’s going to get hurt more over his old newsletters and the vetting of his foreign-policy kookiness. It may end up hurting the candidates in the second tier struggling for an Iowa miracle — Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. That’s assuming, of course, that it has any impact at all.

Let’s take a look at all five. The first two spots focus on the need to clean up crony capitalism:

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[Bikkuri]

You’re not blind.. You see with what is the most important thing to see.. you see with your heart and mind ;)

[onyx]

Happy healthy New Year to you, too, dear Bikkuri!

Don’t let the PDSers get to you. They’re silly and never factually informed. Anonymity makes way for spewing crap.

[Bikkuri]

I STILL cannot understand how Conservatives can’t see Palin as the one to fix this country.. It makes no sense..

I am beginning to think that they may be the infiltrators that has been pointed out here (with URL links, sorry, I don’t have the links) dating back to (I think) 2004 (or was it 2007?!) from lefty websites directing them to mess with our heads here.. :p

[Bikkuri]

[DJ MacWoW]

I STILL cannot understand how Conservatives can’t see Palin as the one to fix this country.. It makes no sense..

The press has lied about her and remained silent on her accomplishments.

I am beginning to think that they may be the infiltrators

There has been throughout FR's history. 2004 and the Bush years had the biggest infiltration. FR was noticed while Clinton was President. There are older signups that are trollers too.

[Bikkuri]

Of course I would love to seethe world shocked... but I would be happier just to see the haters here p!ss their pants ;)

[Bikkuri]

Oh, I definitely agree there are peeps here that go back to at least 2000.. I have seen many Paulbots zotted that were within 1999-2002..

But, the ones that we really need to watch for are truly coming out of the woodwork now ;)

I have been reading (painfully) the haters for more than a year now (biting my tongue hard).. I try not to get involved to stir more cr*p up... Maybe this will finally pay off :) I hope so, anyway..

\(~o~)/

[DJ MacWoW]

From before 99. I’ve been amazed at what I’ve seen.

[trisham]

Vibes? You pick a candidate based on vibes? *sigh*

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LOLOLOLOL! Groovy! :)

[trisham]

That is so excellent! It’s been too long since we’ve last seen it. :)

[DJ MacWoW]

LOL!!! Gnarly dude!

[trisham]

Far out! :)

[Josephat]

As I understand, George Washington did not want to serve. He did all right.

[Josephat]

The other potential nominees have been in the circular firing squad mode for quite a while now, and Governor Sarah Palin may be daring to color outside the box.

I would expect nothing less.

[Josephat]

You seem to know little about her. You should study up before you spout off.

[Josephat]

I agree. They expose themselves when they are in “nuts mode”.

[Josephat]

If she were to enter the race at this late date and rise to the top, would you concede her superior intelligence?

[taildragger]

Onyx, good to see ya back! put me on the new list.

I am so tired of the current crew I am about to put this on my front lawn AUH20 2012

Iowa and New Hampshire have become Freak Shows and I want no part of them.

She throws her hat in just after NH and before SC it is game on IMHO...

[onyx]

Happy New Year dear taildragger!!!
LOL. Goldwater 2012 works! My delight to add you.

[Dick Holmes]

Dems for Obama (there are pics of them with Obama and in his campaign offices) were filing ethics suits one after another. They cost nothing to file. It cost Alaska several million dollars to fight and man hours. The state became bogged down and was not accomplishing anything. They were searching for records for the lawsuits. Every single one was dismissed. Palin was $500,000 in debt on a $125,000 salary from lawyers fees. Neither she nor the state could afford any more lawsuits. She resigned.

Is this really the way it works in Alaska? Is it so easy and cheap to file multiple suits, and so hard and expensive to deal with them? It sounds like it would be easy to cripple and bankrupt the state with frivolous lawsuits, no matter who was governor, then.

If the legal system in Alaska really is that bad, the thing to do is to take it to the people, and expose their game, and get it changed, not cave in to the intimidation.