Republicans say Palin can help them by staying home in Wasilla

[BlueJessamine]

Republicans say Palin can help them by staying home in Wasilla

Vulnerable GOPs want Palin to stay home

By Molly K. Hooper

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/vulnerable-republicans-want-palin-to-stay-home-2009-07-09.html

Republicans facing tough elections in 2010 don’t want Sarah Palin campaigning with them.

Though the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor is seen as popular with the conservative grass roots, several Republicans said she’d help them by staying home in Wasilla.

Several of these Republicans hail from districts or states carried in 2008 by President Obama, a frequent target of Palin’s criticism. Republicans must keep these districts and win others where Obama is popular if they are to gain seats next year.

GOP Rep. Lee Terry (Neb.), who squeaked out a victory despite his district’s overwhelming turnout for Obama, said he’d rather have House colleagues campaign for him than Palin.

“There’s others that I would have come in and campaign and most of them would be my colleagues in the House,” Terry said.

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Several other lawmakers indicated a wariness about accepting help from Palin, but did not want to criticize the GOP’s vice presidential candidate from last year. They said Palin could hurt them by firing up Democrats.

An unnamed GOP lawmaker representing a district that Obama carried in 2008 told The Hill that if Palin came into his district, his opponent would “probably be doing a dance of joy.”

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Several Republicans running for statewide office over the next two years in areas where Obama is popular suggested Palin could hurt the party’s candidates.

Centrist Republican Rep. Mike Castle (Del.) said that Palin’s polarizing views, coupled with her surprise decision to resign with 18 months left in her term, would make it difficult to ask for her help.

“I think the combination of her being very conservative and the fact that what she did has concerned some of us would mean that people may be hesitant about having her in ,” said Castle, who is considering a bid for Senate in 2010.

GOP candidates in Va., NJ wary of Palin
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3958476


Meanwhile, Palin has managed to get at least one Republican willing to pal around with a quitter: the pro-secession governor of Texas, Rick Perry.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/10/751643/-The-NIMBY-candidate

[central scrutinizer]

1. Epic Fail

bwahaha

[ixion]

2. Palin is not 'very conservative' she's an fanatic extremist

without question, and a consummate idiot, to boot. She is the Archetype of what constitutes the Worst in Humanity.

[TrogL]

3. She's a fascist leader with authoritarian followers

[ixion]

5. yep, that too

[Demeter]

4. Just Keeping Her Mouth Closed Would Help Immeasurably

[FiveGoodMen]

6. You can say that again!

Man, I'm sick of hearing her name!