Plouffe slams Palin on NY-23

Politico ^ | 2009-11-01

[rabscuttle385]

David Plouffe slammed Sarah Palin on Sunday for her role in the Republican Party and the NY-23 race, saying the GOP was hanging up a sign, “No moderates need apply,” that will marginalize the party for years to come. Plouffe, Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, said of Palin on NBC's “Meet the Press,” “I think we should thank John McCain for picking her.”

“What’s going on in the special election in N.Y. 23, I think, is a remarkable phenomenon that could affect our politics for years to come," Plouffe said.

He added that Palin, who endorsed the conservative candidate over the Republican, a move that inspired numerous other Republicans to jump the party’s ship, is “kind of playing the role of pied piper in Republican politics, which I’m quite comfortable with – basically hanging a ‘moderates need not apply’ sign.”

Plouffe said that conservatives had forced out a moderate Republican in the name of ideological purity, and deemed it “a very curious strategy to kind of repair this damage,” adding that the GOP had lost support among moderates, young voters, African Americans and Hispanics.

“I think more they’re becoming a very motivated core, but a small core, about 23 percent of the country,” he said.

[rabscuttle385]

0bama's minions are scared.

[goodnesswins]

Yeah...Plouffe boy....we’re SAVING AMERICA’S A**, whether you like it or not....it WILL affect things for years to come!

[Psalm 144]

The worms are certainly writhing over this one.

[VRWC For Truth]

Why is the WH wasting their breathe on someone who is unqualified .... end sarcasm.

[BlessedBeGod]

“No moderates need apply...”

Scozzafava's not a moderate -- she's a liberal.

[bfree]

There was NOTHING moderate about Dede. She backed every leftwing proposal out there, including card check.

[Jim Robinson]

Plouffe is a poofter.

[Sir Gawain]

“I think more they’re becoming a very motivated core, but a small core, about 23 percent of the country,” he said.

Try about 40% you statist.

[Eddie01]

“No moderates need apply”

I’m going to carve that into a piece of cherry wood and hang it above my garage.

[abb]

Isn’t Plouffe something you cook with rice?

[hemogoblin]

Moderates need not apply? I am cool with that. Moderates are not leaders.

[ClearCase_guy]

Uhhhhh, The GOP just hung up a sign saying, "Democrats, Republicans, who can tell the difference? Vote for one, vote the other .. it all turns out the same."

"Moderate" Republicans are simply tools of the Liberal Democrats. We see how the game is played.

[Parley Baer]

“No moderates need apply,”

Bwahahahaha. She turned out to be RINO and jumped back into being the dimoKKKRAT that she was at the very first opportunity.

[kromike]

Oh yes, let’s take advice from the Enemy on how to beat them in winning elections. Especially from someone with a name of Poof, Boff, Ploofer, whatever. Well, I know that this pinhead is listened to by McLame, Newt, the Steele GOP.

[SandRat]

Recent image of David Plouffe on?

[Libloather]

David Plouffe

WHO?

[ex-snook]

“No moderates need apply,”"

Moderates are cross-dressing Democrat liberals.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Who is Davis Poofter?

[silverleaf]

lol at obama campaign manager advising the GOP how to strengthen the party

[editor-surveyor]

Is Plouffe developmentally disabled?