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Sarah Palin leaves N.H. out in cold for now
The Boston Herald ^ | December 1, 2010 | Katy Jordan

Posted on 11/30/2010 11:23:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah Palin may be a media phenom, but disgruntled New Hampshire Republican leaders are still waiting to learn when the top GOP contender will visit the key primary state.

“Several groups have asked her to come, but she’s playing it cool,” said Diane Bitter, chairwoman of the Rye Republican Town Committee. “Last year we were told that she wouldn’t come, and recently people have gotten the same response.”

The first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, New Hampshire is already seeing GOP presidential hopefuls canvass the state. Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty all have visited in recent months, and Mitt Romney — who owns a vacation home in Wolfeboro — is a frequent glad-hander and fund-raiser in the state.

Palin, meanwhile, has repeatedly ignored requests for appearances, according to town committee leaders.

“A lot of people are surprised Palin hasn’t made a visit or contact,” said Manchester GOP chairman Cliff Hurst. “Maybe she’s getting enough press as it is.”

“If she’s running for president, she’s doing it in a different way, that we know,” said Dennis Hogan, Nashua GOP chairman, adding, “but different sometimes works.”

As the Herald reported yesterday, the former Alaska governor has overshadowed Romney with a bestselling book, a hit reality show, and regular appearances on Fox News.

But analysts warn if Palin intends to skip Main Street meet-and-greets in favor of TV and Twitter, she may miss out on Granite State votes.

“I get the impression that (Palin) is generally more interested in running a media-based campaign, rather than a grassroots campaign,” said Jennifer Lucas, assistant professor of politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester. “Here in New Hampshire, there’s no evidence that works.”


TOPICS: New Hampshire; Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2012; gop; newhampshire; palin; pawlenty; presidentpalin; romney; sarahpalin
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To: ansel12

>>You can do your LSD talk all you want, conservatives have a primary to win, and right now we are ahead, while you don’t even care about anyone particular, you only know that you want to stop the conservative from taking that primary.<<

No, I am cautioning that Palin is not the person to run at this time (maybe never). It has nothing to do with her Conservative bonafides.

But, as I said earlier, I am in the “kumbaya” corner of FR where emotion and feelings are the only things that matter. Facts and analysis are for the next door down.


161 posted on 12/01/2010 10:27:51 PM PST by freedumb2003 (FYI: everything I post is IMHO -- YOU JACKWAGON! [no offense -- I just like that word])
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To: death2tyrants

Conservatives can win any state as long as the right candidate is on the ballot. A pro-life conservative is now governor in Maine. Why do we assume that Republicans can only win in red states?


162 posted on 12/01/2010 10:32:59 PM PST by ari-freedom (Happy Chanuka!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who even knew that Gingrich/Pawlenty/Santorum/Giuliani went to New Hampshire? If Sarah Palin showed up it would be Page One news. All the Palinphobes would write columns about her run. If I were Sarah Palin, I wouldn’t bother going to NH before I made a final decision about running, and maybe not even then.


163 posted on 12/01/2010 10:37:09 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: freedumb2003

LOL, you are only about feelings evidently, in the meantime the conservatives have their candidate at number one in the primary polling, we can live with that.

That is among Republican voters nationally, I don’t know why you keep attacking freerepublic.


164 posted on 12/01/2010 10:41:13 PM PST by ansel12
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To: freedumb2003
I guess I stumbled onto the DU corner of FR.

The DU is anti-Palin and pro-Obama. The FR is pro-Palin and anti-Obama. Your analogy makes no sense.

165 posted on 12/01/2010 11:22:16 PM PST by death2tyrants
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To: LibLieSlayer

LOL! What a great observation!


166 posted on 12/01/2010 11:49:32 PM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: dixiechick2000

An image of Nurse Ratched comes to mind! Have a good day FRiend.

LLS


167 posted on 12/02/2010 1:42:18 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: death2tyrants

DU uses emotion as the main driver and cherry-picks (or invents) facts to suit the agenda.

Just like many on this thread who won’t look reality in the eye.


168 posted on 12/02/2010 11:14:48 AM PST by freedumb2003 (FYI: everything I post is IMHO -- YOU JACKWAGON! [no offense -- I just like that word])
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To: LibLieSlayer

LOL!

Thank you for the much needed laffs!

You have a good day FRiend. ;o)


169 posted on 12/02/2010 11:37:34 PM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: dixiechick2000

:-)!

LLS


170 posted on 12/03/2010 4:53:35 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Our Lady of Wasilla is not very popular here.

She really does have to show that she can reverse high negatives somewhere - but it probably is not a good idea to choose the first primary as a testing ground.

171 posted on 12/03/2010 4:55:22 AM PST by Jim Noble (It's the tyranny, stupid!)
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To: ari-freedom
Conservatives can win any state as long as the right candidate is on the ballot

No, they can't, which is why this is going to end in war.

There are competing and mutually incompatible visions of society, and they have gradually become geographic in nature.

Unfortunately, the vision of the majority in deep blue states would dissolve the Union in order to incorporate our population, our land, and our resources into a world economy and government.

These forces of treason have STRONG MAJORITIES in California, in New York, in Illinois, and in Massachusetts.

It does not matter who the conservative is, they cannot win in a statewide race in any of those states.

172 posted on 12/03/2010 5:00:44 AM PST by Jim Noble (It's the tyranny, stupid!)
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To: Jim Noble
"There are competing and mutually incompatible visions of society, and they have gradually become geographic in nature."

Conservatives need to engage them in debates. We have to take on the academic left and dominate their brightest intellectuals. We have to go to the farmers and explain why ethanol subsidies aren't good for them. We have to go to the inner cities and explain why liberal policies ruined their lives. But if you're just going to appeal to people who listen to Rush or Sarah Palin's facebook fans, you will lose because the Left also controls the educational system that teaches their kids.
173 posted on 12/03/2010 10:49:33 AM PST by ari-freedom (Happy Chanuka!)
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