Posted on 08/21/2014 2:15:58 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin has lost the magic. The defeat of her choice Tuesday in a Republican Senate primary in her home state of Alaska capped a primary season in which her favored candidates have stumbled across the nation.
A referendum to restore Palin’s signature achievement from her time as Alaska governor, a state tax on oil companies, was also headed toward defeat following Tuesday’s voting, dealing a double whammy loss to Palin in her home state and highlighting her declining influence.
Only four of the 15 congressional candidates endorsed by Palin nationwide this year have won their primaries, a far worse record than the previous two elections, when Palin played a role as kingmaker and her approval was eagerly sought by candidates looking for an edge with Republican voters.
Palin remains talented at raising money. “But her influence on the actual political process is diminishing rapidly,” said John Feehery, a Republican political consultant and former aide to GOP leadership in the House of Representatives.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/20/6642066/palin-goes-0-for-2-in-alaska-as.html#storylink=cpy
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Some people are only jealous of Sarah. She is doing what anyone who admires respect would want to see from a person. Support the person who is best qualified no matter if they win this time or not. No artificial politicking there.
It takes a lot of money to campaign and she’s making lots of it on her own ( don’t write her off, gop-er supporters/ because she is well respected :)) Her facebook site proves such.
Very true.
Here comes the haters.
-PJ
I think most people have figured out that she’s just chasing the cash.
More power to her.
Was there anything in the article that was factually inaccurate?
Well I always take my cues from the Libtard press. Of course they are always so concerned about what a conservative’s action will do to their credibility. :-)
It is obvious to all who don’t drink the Kool ade that she has ceased active effort toward elective office
Always good to hear the "ontenders" update from the Peanut Gallery...
(There's bert front and center behind Cowboy Bob. He's the one in bow tie and suspenders, next to the cheerful girl with the blonde hair...)
But I digress, while Sarah Palin may be irrelevant, she's still living rent free in Sean Cockerman's mind......as well as the rest of the MSM who remain fixated on her....LOL!
Not as long as the MSM considers her a threat and topic of conversation.........Which they will for as long as she lives.
... and act just like Socialist DemocRats. Worthless feckless liars.
The Sacramento Bee should change its name to the BS...
Looks like wishful thinking to me.
You are correct.
Neither winning nor losing can be proven as correlation absent a large exit sample that is taken from folks that don’t lie to pollsters.
Why was this article even written? It’s the answer to a question that few if any of the Bee’s readers were even asking. It says more about the author than about Palin.
Feehery is douchebag exhibit A in the Washington party. He has some of the most revealing tweets this primary season. Crony capitalist extraordinaire.
You are pretty good.
That could very well be me except at the time, I was perhaps a year or two older. The kids on Carolina Avenue gathered most afternoons across the street to watch Howdy Doody on the TV, first in the neighborhood.
Regarding the typo, I claim the rule of 65. After you are 65 stuff like that just doesn’t matter as much as it once did. I have been following that rule for quite a while now. When you get older, past 70, the wisdom uncontrollably just bubbles up and out.
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