Why Donald Trump needs Sarah Palin

[LuckyTheDog]

As things currently stand, his only main rival in Iowa and New Hampshire is Ted Cruz, the variously loved and loathed Texas senator who notoriously helped shut down the government for nearly three weeks in 2013. To win the nomination, both he and Trump must win over the same wings of the conservative base.

Until recently they kept their relationship fairly civil, each hoping that when the other falters or drops out, their supporters would happily come around. But with the race down to the wire, the gloves are coming off. Trump is now returning to his trademark practice of questioning other politicians’ American citizenship – this time a strategy targeted not at president Obama, but at Cruz, who was born in Canada.

This is where Palin could make a real difference. Despite years of media ridicule and Tina Fey’s immortal caricature on Saturday Night Live, she still has a significant base of support among the furious remnants of the Tea Party.

Her endorsement might help Trump win over hard-right conservatives sceptical of his historically inconsistent views on gun control and his weak grasp of various right-wing shibboleths. If she can only bring across 5 percent or so of undecided Republican voters or Cruz supporters, she could push Trump over the top.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. But then he's stuck with her for the rest of the campaign...

although he could always dump her like a wife if she causes trouble.

[Orsino]

3. It's a little Hail Mary...

...but without the long-term entanglement of picking a running-mate. If Trump were really running for president, that commitment ceremony would be given a longer build-up, with fireworks and chorus line.

This is just a way to squeeze a point out of Cruz.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

2. She will be his downfall in the GE, though

It's like taking a cortisone shot for the divisional playoffs. It might pull you through that, but you're fucked by the time the Super Bowl rolls around.

Most of America recognizes she is a complete joke.

[L. Coyote]

4. Here’s Trump Instantly Regretting Sarah Palin’s Endorsement In 10 Seconds Flat (VIDEO)

http://news.groopspeak.com/heres-trump-instantly-regretting-sarah-palins-endorsement-in-10-seconds-flat-video/

In the 2012 election cycle, an endorsement from Sarah Palin was a death sentence. Polls revealed that voters were less likely to support candidates that she supported, and she killed more than one promising candidacy. She’s known for writing Facebook posts and giving speeches and interviews full of nonsensical word-salad, too. What did she do for Trump?

This 10-second video tells us everything we need to know about her endorsement: “Right wingin’ bitter clingin’ proud clingers of our guns…”

.... Palin made Trump look like even more of a buffoon than usual. That’s hard to do, too – Trump excels at making himself look like an idiot. It’s hard to believe that anybody can make him look worse, but she somehow managed to do it. Amazing. ...............

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