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Congratulations Sarah Palin (and Saxby)

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama campaigned in Georgia. Palin flew all over the state rallying Republicans. Obama flew under the radar heavily targeting black voters, demanding support for Martin, and running heavy radio advertising on urban stations.

Ladies and Gentlemen, black voters turned out for Obama, but not for Obama’s candidates. Remember that for 2010.

But folks, remember this too: Sarah Palin asked Republicans to turn out and they did. Of all the Republicans who campaigned for Chambliss, she was the only one that went all over the state for him. And it paid off.

Now Saxby, pay attention: If you do not fire Charlie Harmon tomorrow and undergo a significant restructuring of your Washington office you will prove yourself a fool who has learned nothing from this. Hiring a Democrat to run your office was a bad idea. That he pushed you to engage in bipartisan compromises that did nothing but piss off your base was inexcusable. A Chief of Staff could keep you out of this crap, not get you into it. He should himself resign.

Also, memo to the Georgia Republican Party: Sue Everhart is not eligible for re-election in 2009 as Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. The stunning lack of anything displayed by the statewide GOP apparatus disqualifies her.

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  • aaronbg

    Can we now start planning to Primary Saxby…I mean I think we all know he is not going to take your advice now that he has secured his power….hmmm aren’t you a Georgia resident and a Conservative Republican.

    Anyhow, I will have a dime or two to throw your way when the time comes.

    Fight on!!

  • Finrod

    We’ve got 2010 and 2012 to worry about before then.

  • Jim_Tomasik

    Well Crap, I wish I had known that a Wonder Woman named Sarah Palin was ALL it was going to take. The rest of us could have just chilled out and waited for her to show up.

    We find out now that the contributions to Chambliss, the HuckPac phone banks, Chambliss’ own phone banks and the prior rallies along with all the other pols efforts were just a silly waste of time. Sarah single handedly won this election for Chambliss!

    Erick, I just don’t really think that half of the republican voters would have stayed home in GA if Palin had stayed home in AK. That’s about what it would have taken for Martin to win.

    Palin helped, I’m sure. I’m very glad she did.

    I really like Sarah Palin myself but this is a little much, dont ya think?

    It really doesn’t matter though. Chambliss won and Martin lost. Lets enjoy that fact for a few days.

    Then go ahead and tar and feather him for some of the stupid things he’s done.

  • actualintelligence

    Of course she helped Jimbo, Republicans love Sarah Palin, nobody is saying she won it singleandedly she just has a way of energizing the base, she brought tons of support and everyone knows it. Rock on Sarah Palin

  • GB221

    Sarah Palin, in choosing to campaign for Chambliss, in her strategy to campaign at the closing, and in the energy she displayed in the four stops, showed once again that she is naturally very talented. We should continue to support her for 2012.

  • Huntress

    All this over the top worshiping of Palin is off the rails.Palin had a polarizing effect during the general election and it is unlikely in GA, a predominately red state, which McCain won, that she was instrumental in a Chambliss win.

    She has political celebrity but very little political credibility outside of AK.

    Get a grip and get over this hard-on you all have for someone who didn’t do the one thing she was brought on to do for Sen McCain, help him win the general election.

  • DONTREADONME

    Political Credibility? I suppose political credibility did not hurt Obama now that the election is over. Political Celebrity? Technically, wasn’t Obama a political celebrity?

    Polarization effect? Please point me to this so called polarization effect, or is it pure anecdotal evidence. Didn’t Obama technically have a polarizing effect?

    One last rhetorical question, why did you have to comment on this diary, there are plenty of other interesting articles on other issues of the day.

    Remember, many people, yes many people really thought Palin was a breath of fresh air and she got the conservatives fired up. So regardless of whether she has or has not been a true conservative governor, she sure has really ignited passion under some of the posters on RedState.

    BTW, GA is quite fond of Palin.

    Regardless of whether or not you agree with my assessment, you still have the right to post whatever you want to get off your chest.

  • WHAT

    a lot of people worked together to make it happen. The GOP needed this good news. That is what is important to me.

  • Moe_Lane

    It’s not quite profanity, but it’s a little rough by some standards.

    This isn’t me yelling, just asking nicely.

    Moe Lane

    PS: You’re perfectly free to put a link to your blog in your .sig file, by the way.

  • aaronbg

    n/t

  • Scope

    Both Palin and the desire to keep the majority senate from having 60 seats is most likely why Chambliss won, otherwise Ludicrous may have won. If he were that popular he would have gone over 50% in the election, no run-off required. For Chambliss to have been a part of the Gang of 20 who wished to give away the energy store to the Dems, and his yes vote for the bailout does not bode well with how he will support conservative issues in the Senate, and stay on the right side of the isle. It’s a good day for the Republicans only because the Senate is now not filibuster proof.

    As far as Palin being Polarizing, from a comment above, yes you are correct. She has drawn a definite line in the sand to weed out the real conservatives from the squishy moderates. That to me is her major accomplishment, and it was more than time to mark the difference between the bold and pale colors.

  • davidingeorgia

    …Huntress, that the really crappy campaign that McCain ran and the economic meltdown had a little something to do with his losing. I had never ever heard that it was all Palin’s fault before…thanks for sharing that with us. (that was sarcasm, btw)

    FYI, I believe the Kathleen Parker Fan Club page is hosted on a different site.

  • aceintx

    Great info Erick…

    Sarah is nothing but a plus for our party and the moderate/liberal leadership of the Republican Party’s worse nightmare!

    and thanks for exposing the snake Charlie Harmon in the midst of Saxby’s office…

    Stop reaching out Republicans and form a contrast with the enemy!

  • aceintx

    nt

  • aceintx

    nt

  • aceintx

    his campaign was made up of the same losers who brought us Bob Dole 1996…

    Palin is a star because she speaks to the people the Republican Party need most…VOTERS!

    You could get every person that ever went to an Ivy League school to vote republican and there wouldn’t be enough votes to win one state…Palin brings something the rest of the party hasn’t got and that’s an appeal to the people and the voters…

    Get ready for 2012…if you hate Palin as much as you seem to…it’s gonna be a LONG campaign for you followed by an even LONGER 4 years!

  • mbecker908

    From Politico…

    “I can’t overstate the impact she had down here,? Chambliss said during an interview Wednesday morning on Fox News.

    “When she walks in a room, folks just explode,? he added. ?And they really did pack the house everywhere we went. She’s a dynamic lady, a great administrator, and I think she’s got a great future in the Republican Party.”

    Chambliss said that after watching her campaign on his behalf at several events Monday, he does not see her star status diminishing within the party.

    The Republican also thanked John McCain and the other big name Republicans that came to Georgia, but said Palin made the biggest impact.

    “We had John McCain and Mike Huckabee and Gov. Romney and Rudy Giuliani, but Sarah Palin came in on the last day, did a fly-around and, man, she was dynamite,” he said. “We packed the houses everywhere we went. And it really did allow us to peak and get our base fired up.”

    For me, I’m waiting to see how she does over the next couple of years in Alaska and her reelection campaign there. As Achance has noted, she’s facing some budget issues because of lower oil revenues and the “good times” are over – at least for a budget cycle or two – in AK. If she is successful in Alaska and wins reelection, she’ll be at the top of the heap for 2012. If she doesn’t do so well as Governor, we’ve got Bobby Jindal.

    And if Obama is really running hot in the polls for 2012 we’ve always got McCain/Graham. Bottom line, it ain’t over ’til it’s over.

  • bc3

    John McCain may have unwittingly reignited the conservative movement. His primary goal was to hold the base while he could go after moderates and even liberals. Little did he realize he was introducing one of the most dynamic politicians in the country.

    Sarah Palin is conservative, charismatic, highly principled and hard working. She has a chemistry with conservatives that no one since Reagan has been able to enjoy. Yes, McCain’s incompetent campaign team screwed things up as much as possible, but it would have been difficult for her to emerge from far-away Alaska. Had McCain, Schmidt and Wallace only realized Sarah Palin’s potential and used her effectively.

    Sarah Palin gives conservatives hope as we enter the Obama administration.

  • deltar

    There’s a big group of folks that must be gettin’ blinded by the sun’s reflection off Sarah Palin’s glasses. For now, she can fire up the conservative base, which represents what, maybe 30% of the voting population? But she has a long way to go to win over anyone in the middle.

    If the Palinophiles get their way, she’ll split the party into the True Believers and the squishy republicans, and thus help put more Democrats in office.

  • aaronbg

    Didn’t win those indies he promised now did he?

  • Scope

    Make that 8 years.

  • aceintx

    nt

  • Scope

    Palin, and the real conservatives have no desire to win over anyone in the middle. Palin surely has divided the party, and has shown the bold colors that will win the day in 2010 and 2012. McCain really (unintentionally) has brought the conservative values into the limelight, and Palin will (unintentionally) get those like him out of it.

  • mbecker908

    Why is it when we run on a “hard right platform” aka: Reagan/Newt ’94, we win big. When we run a “centrist” campaign we lose big time?

  • Josh_Painter

    For those who say Sarah Palin had little effect on the outcome, consider this:

    After all of the other GOP heavyweights had campaigned for Saxby, the polls had him leading by 5 points late last week. Sarah campaigned all over Georgia for him on Monday, and he won by nearly 15 points on Tuesday. That’s a difference of 10 points. Not bad for one day of barnstorming.

    Chambliss himself said today, “I can’t overstate the impact she had down here.” He wasn’t just being gentlemanly. Saxby saw the difference Palin made first hand.

    • JP
  • Vegas_Rick

    While you are certainly free to express your own opinion of Sarah Palin, your claims that she “polarized the electorate” and “has no political credibility outside of AK” have no basis in fact.

    You really should do some independent research and reading. You might find that the MSM coverage (Kool-Aid) of the good governor that you have obviously been soaking up is a little short on reality.

    In short, my response is: Says you!