Poll after poll are showing that Mitt Romney has a commanding lock on the Florida vote count today. But don't count Newt Gingrich out just yet says the thiriller from Wasilla, Sarah Palin.
Gingrich was bolstered, if that's the right word, with an unexpected weekend endorsement from another former front-runner with documented marital issues of his own, Herman Cain, and the Florida Tea Party.
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But pundits were astounded to see 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin appear on Fox News on Sunday to endorse the former Republican House Speaker: 'If for no other reason, rage against the machine, vote for Newt; annoy a liberal, vote Newt. Keep this vetting process going, keep the debate going,' she enthused.
And her unexpected challenge might yet have an impact. A recent poll shaved Romney's lead down to just five points and another suggested his front-runner's position was ebbing.
Gingrich is the unlikely favorite with with traditional values Evangelicals, Tea Partiers, and those voters who describe themselves as 'very conservative.' Unfortunately, his margins with these conservative groups are not as large as they were in South Carolina.
By throwing her lot in with Gingrich we will learn a great deal about the political clout of Sarah Palin tonight.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.phearne | Feb 04, 2012, 05:32 PM EST
Sarah Palin's claim to fame is her ability to put her foot in her mouth with uneducated and ridiculous comments and last but not least,her continuous seeking of fame. She seems to latch onto anyone and anything that she sees as a vehicle to her constant need to be in the spotlight.The majority of Alaskans seem to see her as a joke and don't take her seriously. Sounds like the majority of politicians to me!
gobdawpaddy | Feb 03, 2012, 09:50 AM EST
Newt currently holds no elected office, so he represents nobody.
merefalow | Feb 02, 2012, 08:31 PM EST
being endorsed by Sarah is not good,says it all about newt though,god if he,s representative of america{and he is} unbelievable.
mfinucane | Feb 01, 2012, 08:19 AM EST
why does anyone listen to the foolishness that comes out of this whackjobs mouth? i'm angry with john mc cain for bringing her down from alaska.i pray she'll go back, stay there,& stop showing the world what a moron she is.
McNamara31 | Jan 31, 2012, 08:08 PM EST
Go away. Please just go away....and take Hannity with you.
trconnors | Jan 31, 2012, 03:20 PM EST
will this inconsequential bottom feeder ever go away ??shes not only an embaressment to the country but also whats left of her family
rainbowbrew | Jan 31, 2012, 01:13 PM EST
Jamcelt - Just so you know Grinch is a whack job as well. I lived in georgia when he was starting out and he was a flim flam man then. he has always been an intelligent flim flam man.
Jimandjudyp | Jan 31, 2012, 12:34 PM EST
Vote for Sarah to annoy intelligent people.
awoken32 | Jan 31, 2012, 11:45 AM EST
The whole thing id rigged inside an out with gin RICH an romney the so-called frontrunners,romney will win it by the way,every candidate are owned an controlled by the elites except RON PAUL= REAL PERSON,hence the media blackout on him,an the pure byist coverage of him by the presstitutes,RON PAUL the only candidate for the people
jamthecat | Jan 31, 2012, 10:52 AM EST
To all the fools who pay any attention to this "person" -- please do as she says. Vote Gingrich, because we liberals will absolutely love you if you do. He'll be so easy to beat, it's not even funny.
Jamcelt | Jan 31, 2012, 10:40 AM EST
Does Gingrich really need to have this whack-job backing him?
CelticQueenUSA | Jan 31, 2012, 10:35 AM EST
Lord save us, wait and vot DEMOCRAT!!
joepen5 | Jan 31, 2012, 09:31 AM EST
she was never intelligent.. she's just entertaining.
gobdawpaddy | Jan 31, 2012, 09:05 AM EST
That's real intelligent, vote for Newt, just to annoy liberals.