Ansel for the record I got this from
http://us4palin.com/accomplishments/master-list-of-governor-palins-2012-accomplishments/
“2012 Endorsements Success Rate: 57.14% of endorsed candidates in which an election has been held. In cases involving a runoff, we are counting the runoff as the election having been held for purposes of calculating the success rate of Gov. Palin’s endorsements. Six out of the eight wins were endorsed during the primary season and went on to win the general election. The success rate on this subset is 75%.”
I haven’t second sourced it. But if I summarize: her endorsement record is 57% overall. Her record if she endorsed in the primary was 75%.
I like Sarah, and think she has a lot to offer - I’d like her to use more of her “capital” consistently. And I wonder if she is going for the Ann Coulter career model (write books and give talks) or politician.
Thanks for posting that, Palin has a great record as far as win totals but more importantly, since her endorsements are about improving the party, they entail risk, they are not about picking a winner as in a sporting event, it is about shaping the future to benefit the conservative movement which she leads, taking risks to move the goal lines, such as with Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer, incredible long shots.
Romney’s legacy in politics will be gay marriage and Obamacare, Rove spent 400 million dollars and didn’t help conservatism.
When conservatives looked for good news in 2010, they saw names like Allen West, Susanna Martinez, Rand Paul, Nikki Haley, in this election where the infamous Massachusetts liberal did the impossible, losing to Carter’s second term, conservatives cling to the Palin victories of Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer in the Senate.
Deb Fischer’s win was the only Senate pickup for the GOP, and Ted Cruz will be worth at least 2 Dewhursts.
We can all assume that Palin will have a similar effect on 2014 as she yet again rallies the demoralized conservatives to help make up for the mistakes of the Romney/Rove wing of the party.