She will own the New York values.
Posted on 01/19/2016 7:15:13 AM PST by Isara
A Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump would do more damage to Palin's conservative credentials than it would to Ted Cruz, the candidate's communications director said Tuesday, remarking that he would be "deeply disappointed."
Trump has teased a "major announcement" and a "very special guest" at a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, later in the afternoon, leading to speculation that it could be an endorsement from evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. (whose Liberty University hosted Trump on Monday) or from Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 vice-presidential candidate.
"I think it'd be a blow to Sarah Palin, because Sarah Palin has been a champion for the conservative cause, and if she was going to endorse Donald Trump, sadly, she would be endorsing someone who's held progressive views all their life on the sanctity of life, on marriage, on partial-birth abortion," Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler told CNN's "New Day," adding that the Manhattan businessman supported the TARP bailout.
While acknowledging that Trump has signaled a shift in his more liberal views, Tyler said that "if it was Sarah Palin, let me just say I'd be deeply disappointed."
A source close to the Palins told POLITICO that it is "unfortunate to see some of Sen. Cruz's new Washington staff trying to drive a wedge in the media between two solid conservative allies."
"Gov. Palin has been a staunch supporter of Sen. Cruz - long before any of them came along, and will remain one long after they are gone," the source said.
Palin backed Cruz for Senate in 2012 and has offered praise for both him and Trump during the primary campaign. The trio appeared at a Capitol Hill rally in September denouncing the nuclear deal with Iran.
In November, Palin told a North Carolina radio station that Trump becoming president is "a very real possibility." A month later, she told CNN's Jake Tapper, "I'm not going to pick one right now, but what a nice problem to have if it came down to Cruz and Trump."
The relationship between Trump and Palin extends back to 2011, when the two ate pizza with a fork in Times Square during a stop on Palin's bus tour.
She will own the New York values.
INIGO MONTOYA: Who are you?
MAN IN BLACK: No one of consequence.
INIGO: I must know.
MAN IN BLACK: Get used to disappointment.
Seems like a case of proactive whining, to me.
:D
IF, IF, IF Palin endorsed Trump, it would encourage me as a Trump supporter because I have questions about his seriousness on social issues. I have enough faith in Sarah’s character that she would have vetted Trump in this department and will be a thorn in his side if he was elected and went astray of conservatism on these issues.
If Palin jumps on the Trump bandwagon, then I shall write her off just like so many others who I used to support and admire.
I am beginning to believe that Trump is a shill for Hillary to destroy Cruz.
Well, she still endorses McCain.
“A Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump would do more damage to Palin’s conservative credentials than it would to Ted Cruz.”
Nope. It will give the people who really don’t like Cruz, but will vote for him because they are evangelicals and believe they should, to consider voting for Trump.
It won’t hurt Palin. Gonna be fun watching all the anti-Trumpers squirm and wet themselves.
Wait till after the primaries Sarah, it would be the smart move.
Trump on the Issues:
http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm
Why doesn’t Cruz ignore Trump and get on with getting elected?
So are Cruz supporters going to smear Sarah now? Glenn Beck, Cruz’ good buddy, has already smeared Sarah.
We’ll know in about an hour. No point in speculation.
Trump for President! Palin should endorse Trump.
I am capturing a link to your post 11 and will be posting it on other threads.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385566/posts?page=11#11
Why not Trump?
Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler should be fired today.
What a politically inept statement to make.
Cruz would never demean or dismiss Palin, even the slightest.
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