CA-Sen: A very bad day for Sarah Palin and Carly Fiorina

[Ian David]

by Dante Atkins
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Thu May 06, 2010 at 04:30:05 PM PDT

In her quest to win the Republican nomination for California's Senate race against Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina picked up what used to be an important endorsement: that of failed Vice-Presidential candidate and half-term Gubernatorial quitter Sarah Palin. Needless to say, it backfired--on both of them.

Even though conservatism and failure are usually synonymous and Carly's track record of failure is comprehensive and well-documented, she certainly doesn't have the strongest conservative credentials in the Republican primary. That distinction arguably belongs to tea party favorite Chuck Devore. So when Sarah Palin announced the endorsement, her base was devastated:

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Carly is also a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. Like me, she is a member of the NRA, has a 100% NRA rating, and she and her husband are gun owners. She is pro-energy development and believes as I do in an all-of-the-above approach to energy independence. She is against cap and tax.

Two things are worth pointing out here. One: Carly Fiorina has never held elected office, so she has never cast a single vote on a piece of legislation. (She hasn't spent much time voting for anything, actually.) So how could she have a 100% record on anything? In addition, a brief check of the NRA's Political Victory Fund seems to indicate that if the NRA has graded 2010 primary candidates in California, it's certainly not public yet. And regarding "cap and tax"--Fiorina just happened to be a big supporter of cap-and-trade back when Sarah Palin's running mate was supporting the idea. So, it's hard to know where Palin gets her notions about Fiorina's positions, unless she has been secretly graded by the NRA and has had an epiphany recently.

More:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/6/864230/-CA-Sen:-A-very-bad-day-for-Sarah-Palin-and-Carly-Fiorina?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29


Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/charyl/status/13548010450





See prior thread:

Sarah Palin backs Carly Fiorina for Senate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4371186&mesg_id=4371186

[tanyev]

1. "Facts are whatever I say they are. So there. Also, too."

[LiberalFighter]

2. Other questions that need answers...

How long has she been a NRA member?
How long has she owned a gun and what type of firearms does she own?
Has she done any hunting? If so, what type of game? If so, how long has she been a hunter?

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Soylent Brice]

4. facts are for liberal elitists, doncha know. n/t