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Carly Fiorina picks John McCain over Sarah Palin (FIORINO ALERT)
Politico ^ | 2010-10-12 | Andy Barr

Posted on 10/12/2010 4:03:18 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

California GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina is skipping a chance to appear with Sarah Palin at a major Republican National Committee fundraiser so she can campaign with Sen. John McCain instead.

Fiorina has not yet announced the Saturday campaign appearances with McCain, but a campaign source tells POLITICO that she will be spending her time on the stump with the 2008 GOP presidential nominee rather than his running mate, the former Alaska governor.

POLITICO reported last week that both Fiorina and GOP gubernatorial Meg Whitman would be skipping the RNC fundraiser in Anaheim, citing scheduling conflicts.

The RNC is heavily promoting the Oct. 16 event, which is expected to be a major haul at a critical juncture in the campaign. Tickets start at $20.10, with admission running up to $127.25. Two tickets and an opportunity to meet Palin are being sold for $950.

Palin endorsed Fiorina in the primary, shocking conservatives in California who had lined up behind state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.

Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, was one of McCain’s top surrogates during the 2008 campaign until she bluntly said in an interview that neither he nor Palin was qualified to lead a major corporation.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca2010; california; chuckdevore; devore; fiorina; mccain; mccain4himself; mccain4mccain; mccainantipalin; mccainsgirls; mccainsgop; mccaintruthfile; mcinsane; mclame; mclamesrinoparty; mcqueeg; megwhitman; palin; rino; sarah
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To: Jim Noble
There are parts of the country that are closed to the conservative message.

I agree, this is not a bad move. People need to relax a little about Sarah Palin, not everything is a personal assault on her.
61 posted on 10/12/2010 5:56:07 PM PDT by kezzek
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To: rabscuttle385
McCain Republican eschews McCain Republican to appear with McCain.

How earthshaking.


62 posted on 10/12/2010 5:59:56 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Without Christianity there is no America.)
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To: pissant
Too late. She was one of his top campaign managers. She’s got RINOitis from head to toe.

We'll see what happens when she gets to the Senate. I'm not ready to throw her overboard.

63 posted on 10/12/2010 6:01:39 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (The Republic of the United States of America)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Certainly not now. With babs as the horrid alternative.


64 posted on 10/12/2010 6:07:32 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: TitansAFC; Extremely Extreme Extremist
Yup. McCain sells to unaffiliated voters in CA. This is a blue state Senate race, and all of the potential Palin votes have already been tapped. This is a smart move by Fiorina.

The fact is, everyone is right. People are forgetting that we live in the era of Rove&Co microtargetting. The Palin/Fiorina message went out strong in the Inland Empire with millions for ads and won Fiorina the primary. Palin definitely pushed her over the edge with older voters in that region.

But John McCain will probably play better in places like L.A., Orange County, and San Diego. (Just don't let those elderly folks in the Inland Empire find out).

To say that Palin is more or less popular than McCain in California is someone's opinion, nothing more. There is no substantive evidence to say one way or another. But remember, John McCain only got 37% of the vote in Nov 2008 (and only 42% of Republicans in the primary). In other words, McCain ain't real popular here.

65 posted on 10/12/2010 6:21:41 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("In politics the middle way is none at all." -- John Adams)
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To: red flanker
Fiorina recently stated in an interview that Sarah Palin was certainly qualified to be POTUS.

Yes. Notice how the Politico author left out that recent quote, yet he gave the old 2008 Fiorina quote saying Palin wasn't qualified to run a company.

Some much for the author trying to be objective.

And some here eat it up, unnamed sources and all.

66 posted on 10/12/2010 6:30:19 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: ncalburt
Caryl is very conservative for CA. She is anti-abortion in CA !!!!

The legitimate complaint about Carly on abortion is that she said Roe v. Wade was settled law.

67 posted on 10/12/2010 6:34:05 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: calcowgirl

Very simple. John McCain is popular in CA, Palin, amongst many, is not. It’s called practical political move. Good strategy for this particular state. Not everything is a personal insult against Palih. This is politics 101, do what’s going to work in CA.


68 posted on 10/12/2010 6:36:40 PM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

John McCain is very UNPOPULAR in many parts of California — among Republicans.
His election record speaks for itself.
Or read any of the local conservative blogs.
NOT popular.

You CANNOT talk about what works “in California.” It is too diverse. What works in one part of the state, won’t work in another.

Regardless, as I said, Fiorina is working it based on who plays best in which area.


69 posted on 10/12/2010 6:40:26 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("In politics the middle way is none at all." -- John Adams)
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To: calcowgirl

I should have qualitified it to amongst moderates and some liberals, as that is what John McCain is too. The battle is taking place in Northern CA, thus the appeal of McCain over Palin.


70 posted on 10/12/2010 6:48:04 PM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: rabscuttle385
California GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina is skipping a chance to appear with Sarah Palin at a major Republican National Committee fundraiser so she can campaign with Sen. John McCain instead.

So what. Whoopie do. Fiorina chooses to campaign. This is news?
71 posted on 10/12/2010 7:33:10 PM PDT by FL911
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To: Jim Noble; Tribemike1

Exactly. Palin knows where she can and cannot campaign, California is a not now that Fiorina has won the primary... this is smart politics.


72 posted on 10/12/2010 7:41:38 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: calcowgirl
John McCain is very UNPOPULAR in many parts of California — among Republicans.

So what?

Republicans can't elect a dogcatcher in California.

Any non-Democrat who aspires to statewide office needs space between him(her)self and the GOP.

If you are a Republican in CA, you need to grow up and deal with that.

73 posted on 10/12/2010 7:45:50 PM PDT by Jim Noble (It's the tyranny, stupid!)
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To: skeeter

infanticide. That’s all i’m going to say about Boxer and her backers on FR.

Maybe a little more.


74 posted on 10/12/2010 10:58:48 PM PDT by Smogger
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