More Quote of the Day Honorable Mention, Part 101

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Special "Miracle on Ice" Edition.

Robert Costa at The Corner:

"Miracle on Ice? ... Miller also received high-profile endorsements from... most notably, Sarah Palin, who recorded a robo-call for Miller in the campaign’s final days. Palin’s support, he says, was 'pivotal.'"

Chris Cillizza at The Fix:

"Just when it looked like her influence in Republican primary fights was fading, Palin came back with a vengeance last night -- as all five of her endorsed candidates appeared headed to victories including Alaska attorney Joe Miller who led Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski with 98 percent of precincts reporting. Both Murkowski and Miller blamed/credited Palin with the result, which is rightly seen as the biggest upset of the 2010 cycle to date. The message? In Republican primaries -- particularly small turnout affairs -- the energy and enthusiasm that Palin can help create is invaluable."

Larry Sabato via Twitter:

"just talked to some solid Alaska sources. They do not think there is any realistic chance Lisa Murkowski can make up the votes she needs."

McCain at Right Pundits:

"In reality Palin is the most powerful voice in politics today. Her endorsements generate interest, campaign donations, grassroots support, and results at the ballot box. The meme that Palin endorsements are irrelevant began surfacing in early August and became an oft repeated mantra by liberal television commentators in the mainstream media. If the Alaska senate results hold up for Joe Miller, the former governor of Alaska will have shut them up permanently."

Lisa "Sour Grapes" Murkowski via McClatchy Newspapers:

"I think [Sarah Palin is] out for her own self-interest. I don't think she's out for Alaska's interest."

Shane D'Aprile at The Hill's Campaign Blog:

"Palin, who endorsed Miller in June, recorded a last-minute robocall for the campaign that went out to voters Monday. She also posted a fundraising appeal on her Facebook page Monday trumpeting Miller's efforts to raise $30,000 for a late TV buy. She did not campaign with him, but she did tweet early Wednesday morning: 'Keeping fingers crossed, powder dry, prayers upward.”
' Miller told the Anchorage Daily News Tuesday that Palin was key to his success and said GOP primary voters responded to his message of fiscal discipline and smaller government.

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Fishersville Mike:

"Mama Grizzly roars... Whatever the final outcome in Alaska, behold the power of Sarah Palin. Beware Democrats. You're going to be drinking tea this November. And in 2012. Get used to it."

Kyle Wingfield at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

"Just when you thought Sarah Palin had lost it... By 'it' I mean the ability to help candidates win races through her endorsements, and by 'you' I mean anyone who jumped off the Mama Grizzlies bandwagon after Karen Handel’s defeat in the GOP runoff here... That’s a big turnaround from just Monday, when national publications were printing Miller’s political obituary — and, in a big leap, that of Palin and the tea party."

Chris at Mason Conservative:

"Whatever you think of Sarah Palin, its clear she still has some real juice in Alaska... I think Sarah Palin could run for any office she wanted [to] in Alaska and win."

JammieWearingFool:

"[Casting the incumbent as being too liberal and part of the problem in an out-of-control Washington is] a strategy that will result in a bloodbath for Democrats come November, which will then be reported as an unexpected surprise by the AP. But that's the national media template when it comes to Palin. Any time a candidate she backs wins it's a surprise to them and then quickly chalked up to anti-incumbent fervor sweeping the land. It's on those rare occasions one of her [picks] loses when it's really news to them and we're told she has zero influence."

Don Surber at the Charleston Daily Mail:

"This shows three things. 1.) Alaskan voters are independent. 2.) A Palin endorsement gets you Tea Party cred, but you have to win it. 3.) Conservatives can win on social issues."

Jim Treacher at the DC Trawler:

"No matter what you think you know about an upcoming election and how much you want one candidate or the other to lose, avoid making factual statements about 'embarrassing defeats' until people actually start voting... Yep. It’s one thing to say, 'Miller is not expected to win.' It’s another to say, 'Miller is not expected to win, and it will be an embarrassing defeat for Sarah Palin because I don’t like her.' But then, according to her Twitter bio, Gutierrez is a 'Grizzly woman not mama grizzly.' I guess that’s supposed to indicate her impartiality."

Ian Lazaran at Conservatives 4 Palin:

"Never listen to any liberal when he or she tries to explain how Alaskans feel. If you really want to get a good gauge about what's going on in Alaska, it's probably a better idea to ask perhaps....the most popular Governor in that state's history. She knows a thing or two about the state."

Ace at Ace of Spades HQ:

"This is... media 'horse-race' coverage; it's 40% genuine likelihood-assessment by checking with statisticians and pollsters, and it's 60% just wish-casting. I want Joe Miller to lose because [he] was endorsed by Sarah Palin and I hate her, so of course that's what I think will happen. They're not broadcasters, they're wishcasters. They're so partisan they can't even separate this function out from their driving rah-rah impulse."

Thomas Bryan at Useful Info Nation:

"Alexandra Gutierrez is our Mad Lib of the Day. For someone always ready to throw salt into a Sarah Palin wound, we should ask her: Would you like salt with your crow, Alexandra?"

- JP