The Union Leader, which was so instrumental to Reagan’s success in 1980, and backed his strong showing in 1976 as well, has fallen from the high place it once held in Conservatives’ esteem. Joe McQuaid isn’t fit to carry Bill Loeb’s briefcase.
The Union Leader can’t move the needle at all anymore. But Sarah Palin sure can. And she will do it in NH.
If Loeb and his wife were still alive, the Union Leader would be trumpeting her endorsement of Kelly Ayotte. And the Union Leader would be promoting Palin 24/7 just as they did Reagan.
Her endorsement is a huge boost for Ayotte and means she will easily crush her primary opponents and then dispatch the hapless Dem Hodes in November.
And Palin will have yet one more ally in a key early state. And the beat goes on.