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Sarah Palin group buys ads in Iowa urging voters to caucus for her
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 29, 2011 02:36am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Amanda Coyne |
| News Date | Wednesday, December 28, 2011 08:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It was, perhaps, inevitable that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s supporters wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. They were such fervent supporters: citizens from across the nation spending their time and money trying to convince her to run for president. They printed flyers and T-shirts. They set up websites and booths at small town political events. They tweeted like mad birds, wrote thousands of emails, joined on the comment section of thousands of news stories. They flew across the country to hear her speak and believed that they would be rewarded for their efforts.
When she announced on Oct. 5 that she was going to opt out of the race, many were crestfallen -- some so crestfallen that they couldn’t quite believe it. Apparently some still can’t.
First the group Conservatives4Palin began a “reconsider” movement and played ads in Iowa pleading for Palin to do so. And now, another group has emerged that has bought both television and radio ad time in Iowa just days before the Iowa Republican caucus on Jan.3.
The group is called Sarah Palin’s Earthquake Movement, name thusly because she said on a local radio show that it would take an earthquake to make her change her mind and throw her ring in the hat. Palin herself, of course, is in no way affiliated with the group, but its ads nonetheless urge supporters in Iowa to caucus for her, to “vote rogue,” which would still count in Iowa even though she’s not an official candidate. You can see and hear the ads here and here. |
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