Human Events: Sarah Palin, Political Power Player

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In a Human Events op-ed, Adam Tragone states that "there is no one who is better than Sarah Palin in getting the 'hockey moms' and 'hockey dads' riled up":

So, one might ask themselves: with so much riding on November, does the girl from Wasilla hold the keys to Congress?

Let’s start with Joe Miller.

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Without question, with Palin’s ability to appear mainstream and project an image of being an ordinary American, the race brought out many voters who were just sick and tired of “inside the Beltway” politics that Murkowski simply could not shake.

And then there was Nikki Haley.

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Palin’s influence was all over this race, too. Palin went to South Carolina in May to share the stage and endorse Haley and appear in a TV ad. Shortly after the endorsement, the polls exploded in Haley’s favor, catapulting her to 30% of the vote while the other three held in the teens. Quite a dramatic change since she was running fourth in the same poll in March. Palin Power?

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Out of all the Republican political players, Palin has to be the queen of the ball right now. Endorsements from Mike Huckabees, Mitt Romneys, and Newt Gingrichs of the world just don’t garner the same media buzz or scrutiny the way Palin’s endorsements do.

There are still many currently held Democratic seats in Congress up for grabs in November. If Palin, the Political Power Player, gets involved in those races, it could get ugly real quick for the Pelosi & Reid gang.

Read this HE opinion piece in its entirety here.

- JP