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Sarah Palin To Campaign for Pat Roberts in Kansas Amid Lingering Grassroots Anger
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | September 23, 2014 | Michael Patrick Leahy

Posted on 09/24/2014 12:42:53 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah Palin will campaign for incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) in Independence, Kansas on Thursday. Roberts is in need of help from the Tea Party favorite, as recent polls show he trails independent Greg Orman in this fall's general election.

Last week, the Kansas State Supreme Court granted Democratic nominee Chad Taylor's request to be removed from the ballot, setting up a two-person race between Roberts and Orman.

Roberts defeated Tea Party challenger Dr. Milton Wolf in the August 5 Republican primary by a relatively narrow margin of 47% to 41% in a bitterly personal contest that left many grassroots activists in Kansas disgusted with the heavy handed tactics of the Republican establishment. Roberts was hurt by Wolf's attacks on his residency claims, a weakness that may have sparked the strange turn of events that led to the withdrawal of Taylor and the rise in the polls of Orman.

The question is how far Palin's appearance in Kansas on behalf of Roberts will go to bring the embittered grassroots back to the Republican side....

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Kansas; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2014; democrats; gop; kansas; palin; patroberts; republicans; teaparty
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1 posted on 09/24/2014 12:42:53 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why is Sarah even there?
2 posted on 09/24/2014 12:44:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah gets the dire necessity of recapturing the Senate.


3 posted on 09/24/2014 12:45:47 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: txhurl

Yes she does, but I’ll tell you, 25% of Republican voters are sickened by phonies like Roberts, who no longer represent his state. As the McDaniel race proved, most Senate Republicans are pukes. People can respect a fair fight, but not this. Bob


4 posted on 09/24/2014 12:48:46 PM PDT by alstewartfan (You walk like Greta Garbo But you talk like Yogi Bear. What's going on? Al Stewart)
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To: txhurl

You’re right. It is that simple.

I just hope she grabs him by the b@!!$ just to remind him who brought him to the dance.


5 posted on 09/24/2014 12:51:08 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: longfellow

If she pulls Roberts fat out of the fire, the entire GOP-E will owe her a debt of gratitude!


6 posted on 09/24/2014 12:53:58 PM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: alstewartfan

Conservative Senators are gaining power.. we had our exercise in the primaries, now it’s time to jettison the RATS.

I still hold out hope for McDaniel.

I’d pay good money to push Turtle (and McLettuce) down the stairs, but my hunger for revenge isn’t the thing now: recapturing the Senate is. The RINOs can be stripped of power when Cruz is in control.


7 posted on 09/24/2014 12:54:10 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Unfortunately, Sarah has been doing more and more of this for the establishment. It concerns me greatly.


8 posted on 09/24/2014 12:56:18 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: Twotone

And maybe that’s what it’s all about


9 posted on 09/24/2014 12:56:26 PM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: Twotone

and hopefully never listen to carl rove again.


10 posted on 09/24/2014 12:57:24 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Kansas Tea Party activists may not support Orman, who many view as a liberal Democrat despite his "independent" label, but they may be more likely to stay at home on election day than vote for Roberts, even with the one time appearance of Palin.

Steve Shute, for instance, a City Councilman in Gardner, Kansas and Tea Party activist, told The Hill on Tuesday "I don't think the conservative grassroots in Kansas can be any madder than it is now. I don't know if there's the possibility for a reconciliation."

Ironically, Roberts' voting record, which had been sliding to the center prior to the announcement of the Wolf challenge, has, for the past year, been very conservative. He has a 93% rating during this session of Congress with the Heritage Action Scorecard, placing him as one of the top three most conservative Senators in Washington.

That's certainly the opinion and likely behavior of many here on Free Republic. I don't think that it makes sense to do that, either personally or for the benefit of the conservative movement, but many are apparently going to do it in spite of the fact that it will help elect a very liberal phony Independent.

11 posted on 09/24/2014 12:58:11 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: SMARTY

Sarah is a good soldier, doing what’s right for the party & conservatism. I doubt she has any other motivation. She knows she & her family would go through hell if she ever tried to run for office again.

Of course, she’d be great serving as Energy Secretary in a future Republican administration.


12 posted on 09/24/2014 12:58:55 PM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: txhurl

Exactly. The democrats are not bluffing about their desire to eliminate us as competition and Sarah Palin is not going to help them do it.

She knows there are serious problems with the GOP but also know that destroying them without a viable replacement is suicide.


13 posted on 09/24/2014 12:59:08 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: longfellow

She probably wouldn’t be going in unless Roberts *really* needs the help: You know Steve Schmidt is breaking his Iphone in half right now, hahahahahahah.

The RINO lineup that the GOPe is bringing in isn’t moving the needle, so now THEY have to avoid cutting off their noses to spite their face by inviting Sarah in.

Their tears taste sweet.


14 posted on 09/24/2014 12:59:35 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Because she’s not a small thinker!!! She KNOWS what’s at stake.


15 posted on 09/24/2014 1:02:02 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Twotone
If she pulls Roberts fat out of the fire, the entire GOP-E will owe her a debt of gratitude!

And they will put a knife in her back just as soon as the experienced B. Hussein Obama (uniter in chief) picks the spot to put it.

That aside, shows Ronald Reagan's 11th Commandment class and loyalty every day.

16 posted on 09/24/2014 1:02:14 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Navy Patriot

Sarah shows Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment class and loyalty every day.


17 posted on 09/24/2014 1:03:17 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

It concerns me greatly.


Just hang in there; and be thankful you’re not a defeatist concern troll.


18 posted on 09/24/2014 1:04:16 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Go ahead, GOPe / NRSC.

Ride your old sub-50% RINO to victory without conservatives.

Let the Chamber of Commerce buy this election if they can.

78 year old Pat Roberts will be 84 at the end of his next term. Way to groom the young blood, GOPe! Wrinkles ain’t just for elephants, ya know.


19 posted on 09/24/2014 1:06:18 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (When Amnesty was granted 30 years ago, they promised to close the borders and enforce the law)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is pretty funny. A lot of freepers despise RINOS and worship Sarah. So now what?


20 posted on 09/24/2014 1:06:49 PM PDT by Williams
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