Chris Cillizza: RGA 'orchestrated' Gov. Palin's Martinez endorsement

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At The Fix, Washington Post political blogger Chris Cillizza claims that the Republican Governors Association (RGA)"orchestrated" the endorsement of Susana Martinez by Sarah Palin that helped the candidate win the GOP primary for governor in New Mexico:

The RGA knew it wanted Doña Ana District Attorney Susana Martinez as its nominee in the New Mexico open seat race. They also knew that a Washington-based organization endorsing her might not be a recipe for success in this anti-establishment year. So, they helped steer hundreds of thousands of dollars to her campaign and orchestrated an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Both moves provided Martinez a significant boost and led to her easy win last night that not only gives Republicans a fighting chance in the Democratic-leaning Land of Enchantment but also gives the party a Hispanic female face to push back against the "old, white guy" image the GOP is currently battling.

We're not sure who Cillizza's sources are on the matter, but we're sure of one thing. No one and no organization "orchestrates" Sarah Palin into doing anything. An RGA contact may have asked Gov. Palin to consider endorsing Martinez, and we wouldn't be surprised if the governor was already considering such an endorsement before being contacted by the association. But Cillizza's poor choice of words continues to demonstrate the built in anti-Palin bias at the Washington Post as well as the paper's bloggers' astounding ignorance about who Sarah Palin is and how she makes decisions.

- JP