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What's the Only Thing Worse than a Palin Endorsement?

by: Dean Barker

Fri Jun 25, 2010 at 07:11:04 AM EDT
Greg Sargent (bold his and mine):
The [NBC/WSJ] poll asked people how they'd respond if a Congressional candidate had various hypothetical attributes. Asked how they'd feel if a candidate were "endorsed by Sarah Palin," the response was....
Enthusiastic about this attribute 8

   Comfortable with this attribute 17

   Have some reservations about this attribute 15

   Very uncomfortable with this attribute 37

So a majority, 52%, reacted negatively. And an astonishing 37 percent would be "very uncomfortable" about a Palin endorsement, more than four times the eight percent who would be "enthusiastic" about it.

Even better, there were only two attributes a candidate might have that were seen as worse than a Palin endorsement: Supporting Bush's economic policies; and supporting the elimination of various Federal agencies and/or Social Security.

So the NHGOP's answer for a fresh face after John E. Sununu and his mission to privatize Social Security?

Kelly Ayotte - desperately seeking Sarah Palin's endorsement.

Ed. Note: Title Change.
Dean Barker :: What's the Only Thing Worse than a Palin Endorsement?
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What's the Only Thing Worse than a Palin Endorsement? | 2 comments
Lag time. (0.00 / 0)
There seems to be a lag time between Republican strategy/tactics and the mood of the public.  Whether it's Palin exhausting her "interest factor" or the fall of the Tea Party, Republican candidates and officials seem to be the last to know.

I think it's because there's a true leadership vacuum in every sense of the phrase on the other side.  No unifying themes or strategy, nothing to galvanize the troops or to create enthusiasm.  They're running on empty.



"Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world." A. Einstein

RSOP candidates are apparently big on endorsements. (0.00 / 0)
That's consistent, I suppose, with the groupist mentality of their supporters.
However, aren't members of law enforcement agencies prohibited from using their official positions (and wearing their uniforms) to endorse politicians?

As for former Governor Merril, I think he meant to say "stick" or "take," rather than "wash."

It's hard to call a prosecutor to account.  By tradition, they're considered to have absolute immunity, based on a presumption of total objectivity.  Longevity in office and ambition for higher political positions are, presumably, unlikely to influence a prosecutor's performance.

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