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Sarah Palin Endorses Texas Governor Rick Perry in GOP Primary Race
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, shakes hands with Texas Gov. Rick Perry after he introduced her at the Republican Governors Association Annual Conference in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has endorsed incumbent Texas GOP Governor Rick Perry in his race against U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for the GOP Gubernatorial nomination.Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Rick Perry for re-election, calling him the “true conservative” in a primary election showdown with fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Palin, who electrified the GOP base as the party’s vice presidential nominee last year, has strong support among the party’s social conservatives. Her endorsement appeared aimed at undercutting Hutchison’s appeal with GOP women. Both groups will be important in picking the party’s nominee in next year’s Republican primary.
In a letter to “Texas Republican women” distributed by the Perry campaign, Palin touts the Texas governor’s conservative credentials.
“He walks the walk of a true conservative. And he sticks by his guns – and you know how I feel about guns,” she said.
Palin cited one of the Perry campaign’s top issues – opposition to federal financial bailouts. And she singled out Perry’s opposition to abortion rights.
“Not every child is born into ideal circumstances, but every life is sacred,” Palin said in the mail appeal. “Rick Perry knows this – it is at the core of his being.”
Hutchison supports abortion rights, although with restrictions, including parental notification and a ban on certain late-term procedures.
The GOP primary draws a large number of social conservatives for whom abortion and gay marriage are litmus-test issues. And in recent weeks, Perry has made high-profile appeals to abortion opponents.
Is this endorsement all about abortion?
Probably not but Sarah Palin reinforces her social conservative CRED which she will need in early GOP Presidential primary contests in Iowa and South Carolina should she decide to run for President in 2012 or 2016. Palin has nothing to lose here since Perry is a conservative and is not afraid to run on it.
Flap remembers when Governor Perry called out California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at his own California State GOP Convention.
Stay tuned as this primary race becomes another bitter primary intra-GOP brawl.
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John McCain Watch: Kay Bailey Hutchison for Vice President Part Three – The Chatter
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, Senator John McCain and Texas Governor Rick Perry from March 2008
After Hillary Clinton’s speech last night at the Democrat National Convention and recent polling suggesting female dissatisfaction with Barack Obama’s failure to select Hillary as his running mate have led to increasing speculation that John McCain may be considering Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as his Vice President.Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s long-shot prospect for vice president is getting a push from conservative and other pundits in the lead-up to next week’s Republican National Convention.
The latest flurry of speculation online and on cable television constitutes at least a third or fourth wave of chatter about Hutchison, whose name surfaces occasionally as a possible Republican vice-presidential candidate.
Hutchison, a delegate to next week’s convention, will address the gathering in Minneapolis-St. Paul on the subject of energy independence on Sept. 3, her office announced Tuesday.
The conventional wisdom at this time points to a Mitt Romney selection (Flap feels unfortunately) but if McCain wants to shake up the election and REALLY take an advantage into the fall, he should consider Hutchison and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
This would be a signal to American women that McCain and the Republican Party take their political aspirations seriously. Certainly, this would be a way to sway disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters and independents – constituencies the GOP needs to win.
Stay tuned……
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Hillary Clinton Watch: Snubbed by Obama But Gets The Speech
Hillary Clinton although snubbed by the Democrat Party and Barack Obama will be delivering the major speech tonight at the Democrat Convention in Denver.And. so how has Hillary been snubbed?
Jim Geraghty has a list:The best of the best Hillary snubs (according to Flap):
1. She is NOT Obama’s running mate.
2. Hillary was NOT EVEN Vetted for the Vice Presidency.
3. Hillary nor Bill were asked for their input on VP selection
4. The Michigan and Florida delegations were reinstated – after they could have helped her secure the nomination.
5.The New York Delegation is seated behind North Dakota.
6. Charlie Rangel was given no speaking role at the convention and Bill Richardson (Carville’s Judas) was.
Hillary will deliver a good speech tonight but then the Clinton Cabal will work overtime to hype her and undermine Obama – before the Obama coronation on Thursday night.
In the meantime, Team McCain will woo PUMA Hillary voters with welcome messaging ads. Remember Debra from yesterday.
Now, John McCain, should he choose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin or Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, would capture sufficient Hillary voters to take the lead in battleground states.
But, wil McCain boldly choose a female GOP pol over Mitt Romney?
Only, if McCain wants to win…….
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John McCain Watch: The Debra Ad – A Hillary Clinton Supporter Scorned
The Debra Ad: “I’m a proud Hillary Clinton Democrat,” says Bartoshevich, a nurse, in the 30-second spot. “She had the experience and judgment to be president. Now, in a first for me, I’m supporting a Republican, John McCain.As Team McCain steps up his campaign to win over disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters, remember the old adage about a “woman scorned” – like in the video above.
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, the McCain campaign and the RNC have rolled out three ads aimed at winning Clinton supporters. On Sunday, the McCain camp unveiled “Passed over,†an advertisement that highlighted Obama’s decision to pick Joe Biden instead of Clinton as his running mate. Today, the RNC started airing “Was she right?†an ad that featured Clinton’s many criticisms of Obama during the primaries. The McCain campaign also launched “Debra,†an ad that features Debra Bartoshevich, a former Clinton supporter from Wisconsin who was also present at Monday’s press conference.
A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows McCain and Obama tied with each garnering support from 47 percent of the public. The poll also showed that nearly a third of Clinton supporters now say they will back McCain.
Now, John McCain must seal the deal with disaffected female voters by naming a prominent woman GOP pol as his running mate: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin or Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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John McCain Watch: Kay Bailey Hutchison for Vice President? Part Two – Post Biden
United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas
Dick Morris makes the case this morning for Kay Bailey Hutchison as John McCain’s Vice President.Biden was the best of the names on Obama’s short list. His experience in foreign affairs, his tough advocacy of the Democratic agenda, and his skill at handling himself will all help Obama’s campaign, but not decisively. The other options were worse. Tim Kaine, governor of Virginia, had as little experience as Obama. Evan Bayh, senator from Indiana, is too soft-spoken and mild for a rough and tumble campaign.
But the most important thing is that Obama did not choose a woman. He needed one.
Now, John McCain can take advantage of Obama’s blunder by coming back with a female nominee for vice president. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison would be an excellent choice. She’s been around for decades and is not going to start making mistakes now.
Her nomination would be a signal to American women that McCain takes their aspirations seriously, even if Obama does not.
Senator Hutchison from Texas would make a solid choice and a candidate who would be difficult for Biden to attack on either the foreign policy or experience in government issues. Plus, unlike Alaska Governor Sarah Palin,she represents a large southern state which plays to the GOP base. Hutchison is also experienced in business, unlike Joe Biden.
On abortion, Hutchison is considered moderate or pro-choice but her NARAL ratings are very low. Is this the vetting of a pro-choice candidate that Team McCain floated last week? Pro-life Republicans would not be upset with her abortion position as they would with Joe Lieberman or Tom Ridge.
Hutchison is a solid candidate for Vice President. However, she has been quoted as saying she does not want the job and likely is planning a run to be Governor of Texas in 2010.
Stay tuned……
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John McCain Watch: Kay Bailey Hutchison for Vice President?
United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas
Why shouldn’t John McCain consider the senior Senator from Texas as Vice President? An attorney and businesswoman she has extensive government experience.On Fox News this morning former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, a Hillary Clinton supporter and former Democrat nominee for Vice President was talking her up as “her friend.”
Hutchison fits Team McCain like a glove. Should she be excluded because she is a Senator?
If Barack Obama chooses Evan Byah, a Senator from Indiana, Flap bets Hutchison goes to the top of McCain’s list.
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