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....
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Loss? Seriously? That’s like calling a game after the first out.
Well at least she didn’t talk about them running away together. And that means whatever you want it to mean.
Absent Palin endorsement Trump would have lost to Rubio as well as Cruz.
There is that.
I can't decipher that. Think maybe she has already been around Trump to long.
Sarah is fabulous. McCain was a fool not to feature her. Trump should do it now.
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.
7 delegates to 8 for Cruz is not a big margin. The media won’t point that out
Cruz won because Iowa voters did not buy New York values. That’s the story that everybody missed.
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.
Trump had big crowds in Iowa. Big crowds and big endorsements are not votes.
Trump had big crowds in Iowa. Big crowds and big endorsements are not votes.
As Bush 41 used to say it’s all about the Big Mo.
Cruz,Santorum,Huckabee,Pat Robertson....
See a pattern?
One of those is not like the others.
Cruz has the blow ....
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.
Whut she say?
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