I agree on DeVore and you're probably right on Fiorina but according to an interesting article in the Daily Beast, of all places, the Fiorina campaign people say her endorsement was big:
How important was Palin’s support? “At least an 8" on a scale of 10, said one Fiorina aide.
Apparently the Fiorina people timed the announcement of Palin's endorsement with a mailer:
The week of May 17, a mailer touring Palin’s endorsement of Fiorina began arriving in approximately 900,000 Republican households. A nightly tracking poll that week showed a 13-point surge in Fiorina’s support on a single evening—the beginning of a surge that hasn’t stopped.Palin's California RescueThat evening, Joe Shumate, a Fiorina consultant, sent a one-word email to colleagues upon seeing the results: “Bingo.”
“I’ve never seen numbers jump like that,” Fiorina campaign manager Marty Wilson, who has been working in California politics for more than a generation, said in an interview Monday.
Brices Crossroads: I ran across this and thought you would be interested, given your posts on Palin's impact.
I think Palin’s positive effect on the base is undeniable so her endorsement in a primary is a definite plus. It’s her effect on everyone else she needs to worry about. She is a rock-star and can do no wrong with most of us, but can she connect with the indies and moderate dems that we need to pull in to win general elections?
Thanks, Al. it is an interesting piece.SP has turned a major corner if even the Daily Beast is acknowledging her impact.