Posted on 11/16/2015 6:04:06 PM PST by markomalley
Skip to 6:00. I’m really surprised. Not that she’s favorable to Trump — they’ve been populist allies for awhile now — but that she’d make a clear choice when prompted. After all, her other ally, Ted Cruz, is not only also in the race but trying to make his move right now. She and Cruz are easily the two most popular politicians of the tea-party era among grassroots conservatives, I think; Palin campaigned for Cruz during the 2012 Senate primary and they campaigned together in September against the Iran deal (along with Trump) in Washington. At worst you’d expect her to say that she likes both candidates, that they’re dynamic speakers, strong on immigration, intent on bringing down the Washington cartel, and so forth. Nope. She doesn’t hesitate when asked who the “standout” in the field is (which is distinct from an endorsement, I guess?) and actually goes so far as to say that what she likes about Trump is that “He doesn’t have to be bought or sold, obviously, especially when it comes to contributions. He is his own man.” That’s a Trump attack in the making against Cruz, who does depend on donations from rich conservative benefactors to make him competitive with the other top-tier candidates. Until now, I’ve assumed that populist heroes like Palin and the right’s talk-radio stars were willing to defend the populist Trump unless and until a Cruz surge in the polls forced them to choose between the two, at which point they’d choose Cruz on principle. If you want a populist conservative in charge, better to elect the populist who’s actually conservative than the one who isn’t, right? Now I don’t know. If we end up with a showdown between Trump and Cruz for the nomination, are Rush, Sean, etc going to remain neutral between the two? Will they actually quasi-endorse Trump by calling him, not Cruz, the “standout” in the race? For most righties, that choice is a no-brainer, I think. (I hope?)
Elsewhere here, at 2:35, Palin says that Katie Couric’s famous question about what she likes to read was “fair” and that she gave a “crappy” answer.
I just wonder, whether Palin is interested in running as Donald Trump’s running mate.
If so, she wouldn’t support Ted Cruz, because he’s a potential competitor.
I would not be surprized if she hasn’t thought about it.
Not to take anything away from Cruz, but Palin would in my opinion, be the very best candidate for Vice President.
GO TRUMP!!!!
Oh boy. Grab your umbrellas, folks, ‘cause there’s gonna be some explodin’ heads here on Free Republic.
Trump/Palin 2016
Cruz Attorney General 2016
Glenn Beck is at his 8th grade locker crying.
I don’t think Palin will ever run for anything again.
You might be right.
She’s out of the presidential race itself this time around, that much is evident. She has now it seems, waited too long.
But as a Vice Presidential candidate, I believe she would be the ultimate candidate.
I know it’s not real likely, but one can dream.
I have to believe she still has a lot of fans!
Can you imagine a Trump/Palin administration!
Well I’m all for Trump / Palin.
100%.
I am sort of glad Palin didn’t run this time (at least she hasn’t announced yet) because I’d then have to support her and not Trump.
I’m sort of getting used to supporting Trump now.
Lol!!! In before the ‘splody heads :D
Very telling.
Hmmmmm.
Palin was Borked/Quayled/Slimed so badly by the liberal media and aided by a few actual missteps that she would be a liability on a national ticket.
If Sarah Palin has any political ambitions she should run for Senator from Alaska
Please note when I say this that I like her and think she’d do a fine job but I don’t think she’d help the ticket.
When I read that, same thing hit my mind also...hummmmmm
It wasn ‘t her fault mcCain sold her out.
Ouch! That broke hearts of supporters of other candidates.
I like Palin, but I don’t think she is interested in running.
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 10m10 minutes ago
Just received a copy of @SarahPalin’s new book -— a great read! Sarah is a terrific person.
Well nothing in this election is written in stone yet....
She is a terrific person and if it hadn’t been for her, Mclame wouldn’t even made out of the gate...he treated her really bad....
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