"Essentially a very good article. Grudging admiration for her pioneering the conservative rebirth even though they detest her.'
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Christian Science Monitor via yahoo
"Sarah Palin must love this Republican primary, right? You betcha
Sarah Palin, grand dame of the tea party movement and pioneer of blue-collar Republican populism, looks over the Republican primary with satisfaction."
Saddlng up in sparkly cowboy boots, she was here for the most recent Republican presidential debate, and the latest CNN poll had a decidedly Palin-esque flair. Donald Trump in first place with 41 percent of likely Republican primary voters. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was in second with 14 percent.
Both mavericks. Both purveyors of the brand of blue-collar Republican populism that she helped craft.
But how did the grand dame of the Republican insurgency view a race that seems to have her ideological fingerprints all over it?
Essentially a very good article. Grudging admiration for her pioneering the conservative rebirth even though they detest her.
From Christaion Science Monitor
""I'm not going to pick one right now, but what a nice problem to have if it came down to Cruz and Trump," Ms. Palin said. "That's a good problem for voters to have, because we know that, as you say, they are both strong and very decisive and someone who would take the initiative. That is what we need today, and both of those candidates would fit that bill."
The comment came as part of CNN's "Politics on Tap" – a discussion with host Jake Tapper billed as a lighthearted chat. And despite being more than 3,000 miles from her woodsy Wasilla home, it's no wonder she looked happy and at peace. Once a small town girl thrust into the national eye, she appears to be the same person she has always been: equally as relaxed holding a microphone or a musket.
And now, she's not the only one with her sights fixed firmly on the Republican establishment.
"There needs to be more of an exertion of independence from the candidates, and candidates not thinking that they need to be reliant on some kind of machine that is reliant on big donors essentially buying messages and buying votes," she advised. "Somehow the Republican Party has got to not marginalize someone like a Donald Trump, who is certainly the great example of being independent, but the Republican Party has got to convince the public that the candidate coming from our side of the aisle is running for the right reasons."
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Mr. Trump and Palin seem connected, and in ways beyond rumors that he would offer her a cabinet position. They are bound by their ability to brand and blend their personalities into political popcorn: easy snacking, salty, digestive, ubiquitous.
She dodged hard-hitting questions, preferring to keep the chatter light and playful. It was also clear that she's still well-loved and admired as a voice of the conservative working class. Assembled admirers gushed afterwards about her warmth, eager for her to be back in political mix.
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