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Sarah Palin talks about Trump’s Iowa loss and whether they’ve discussed running together
Yahoo! Politics ^ | February 2, 2016 | Hunter Walker, national correspondent

Posted on 02/02/2016 6:25:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin flew out of Iowa on Tuesday after traveling there to campaign with presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

Yahoo News spoke to Palin, who was the GOP's vice presidential candidate in 2008, as she passed through airport security. Trump came in second to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night, so we asked Palin whether she thinks Trump will catch up in the next primary state, New Hampshire.

"I think so," Palin said of Trump's chances in the Granite State. "He's going to do well there."

Palin also shared her thoughts on why Trump, who had been the frontrunner, was defeated in Iowa.

"I think he just had to have seen more of his conservative side out, because Iowa's so good and conservative," Palin said.

Palin endorsed Trump on Jan. 19. Given her popularity among conservatives, the endorsement was seen as a boost for Trump's chances in Iowa. At the airport on Tuesday, Yahoo suggested to Palin that Trump might have done better in the caucuses if he had brought her out on the trail with him sooner.

"That's so nice," she said of the suggestion....

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: iowa; palin; palinistas; sarahpalin; trump; vicepresident
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1 posted on 02/02/2016 6:25:16 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Loss? Seriously? That’s like calling a game after the first out.


2 posted on 02/02/2016 6:26:38 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism... Hatred is the basis of communism" --Vladimir Lenin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well at least she didn’t talk about them running away together. And that means whatever you want it to mean.


3 posted on 02/02/2016 6:27:59 PM PST by disndat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Absent Palin endorsement Trump would have lost to Rubio as well as Cruz.


4 posted on 02/02/2016 6:28:12 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07

There is that.


5 posted on 02/02/2016 6:32:38 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I think he just had to have seen more of his conservative side out,???""""

I can't decipher that. Think maybe she has already been around Trump to long.

6 posted on 02/02/2016 6:34:35 PM PST by annieokie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah is fabulous. McCain was a fool not to feature her. Trump should do it now.


7 posted on 02/02/2016 6:35:25 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
It really is silly talk to talk of "Iowa Loss" when there is a virtual three way tie in delegates coming out of Iowa. Ok, Ted Cruz did good last night but his 5,000 vote plurality was equaled by the crowd that showed up for Trump tonight in New Hampshire.

If the situation was reversed, the same would apply to the Trump supporters. Winning a caucus by 27-24 percent does not make the other guy a "loser". Then you have Rubio right behind them at 23 percent.

None of these candidates should be feeling cocky right now.

This reminds me of the 2012 caucus when Santorum, Romney and Ron Paul finished a close 1-2-3. And it was even closer than this one was.

8 posted on 02/02/2016 6:35:29 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Cruz (8); Trump (7); Rubio (7)
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To: jwalsh07
Absent Palin endorsement Trump would have lost to Rubio as well as Cruz.

And cruz only won because of beck's endorsement.
9 posted on 02/02/2016 6:36:00 PM PST by JoSixChip (Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - losers are not winners)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

7 delegates to 8 for Cruz is not a big margin. The media won’t point that out


10 posted on 02/02/2016 6:36:16 PM PST by patriotspride
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To: JoSixChip

Cruz won because Iowa voters did not buy New York values. That’s the story that everybody missed.


11 posted on 02/02/2016 6:38:55 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; onyx; Abbeville Conservative; abigailsmybaby; afnamvet; alley cat; antceecee; ...
Bookmark Ping to Sarah's List.

Yahoo asks Speculative Questions and gets a companionable answer.

"I've not asked for a thing. He's not promised a thing, except to make America great again," Palin said referencing Trump's slogan. "So there's been absolutely no discussion about any kind of future whatever, all that speculative stuff. No."

Yet Again, Drive-By-Media lives up to their name.


12 posted on 02/02/2016 6:39:48 PM PST by KC_Lion (I think it is obvious, feminism stops where Islam begins.)
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To: SamAdams76

Trump had big crowds in Iowa. Big crowds and big endorsements are not votes.


13 posted on 02/02/2016 6:40:19 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: SamAdams76

Trump had big crowds in Iowa. Big crowds and big endorsements are not votes.


14 posted on 02/02/2016 6:40:24 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: patriotspride

As Bush 41 used to say it’s all about the Big Mo.


15 posted on 02/02/2016 6:41:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz,Santorum,Huckabee,Pat Robertson....

See a pattern?


16 posted on 02/02/2016 6:42:01 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (luke 6:38)
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To: Finalapproach29er

One of those is not like the others.


17 posted on 02/02/2016 6:43:41 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Trump to McCain - "Pass the strawberries".)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz has the blow ....


18 posted on 02/02/2016 6:43:59 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (FUBO)
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To: jwalsh07

Actually they did turn out to be a lot of votes. In 2012, Santorum won the state with less than 30,000 votes. Trump had 45,000 votes this go-around and Cruz picked up nearly 52,000. So definitely a huge improvement on turnout - due to the big crowds and enthusiasm.


19 posted on 02/02/2016 6:44:45 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Cruz (8); Trump (7); Rubio (7)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Whut she say?


20 posted on 02/02/2016 6:45:19 PM PST by txhurl (I'm NO LONGER with the Nasty Canadian '16 (well, unless he wins ;))(and he did))
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