SARAH Palin been absent from the spotlight for many months and is derided by many in her party. But her endorsement of Donald Trump, announced at a raucous rally at Iowa State University on January 19th, less than a fortnight before the state holds its curtain-raising caucuses on February 1st, could prove handy for the Republican
front-runner.
“Are you ready for the leader to make America great again?” asked the former governor of Alaska and 2008 GOP vice-presidential candidate, with Mr Trump by her side. “Are you ready to stump for Trump?”
The big loser from her endorsement is Ted Cruz, whom Mrs Palin had backed in his 2010 senate race, and is now running neck-and with Mr Trump in Iowa. Earlier in the day, he had posted a tweet in homage to Ms Palin: “Without her support, I wouldn't be in the Senate. Regardless of what she does in 2016, I will always be a big fan." Perhaps not if Ms Palin has just swung Iowa for Trump, however. And in a close race—last year, the
Iowa contest was won by Rick Santorum by 34 votes—she just might have...Continue reading
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