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Glen Beck speaking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

As Tea Partiers Descend on Washington, Ideological Divides Apparent Between Grassroots and Organizers

By | 08.29.10 | 2:30 pm

When Glenn Beck scheduled a mass rally for Aug. 28 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, many were skeptical of his claim that the proceedings would be fully nonpolitical, especially with former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin scheduled to speak. To the surprise of his liberal critics, More…

Republicans Consider Controversial Change to Primary Calendar

By | 08.04.10 | 7:05 am

Today, Republican Party officials representing every state and territory in the country convene in Kansas City for the Republican National Committee’s annual summer meeting. Generally, the event is a chummy and predictable affair, an opportunity for attendees to hobnob between conferences. But the upcoming four days are shaping up to More…

Media Matters, CNN Throw Cold Water on Palin’s Fundraising Numbers

By | 07.12.10 | 12:48 pm

Sarah Palin’s latest FEC numbers are in, and — as with all things Palin-related — it’s big news. As Politico opined in a story last night: “In short, for the first time since the 2008 campaign … Palin is supported by a political operation befitting someone considering a More…

Who Is Sarah Palin’s Pick for Alaska’s Contested Senate Seat?

By | 06.02.10 | 3:06 pm

Not sitting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), as Palin made clear in a Facebook message to her supporters this morning that began: “Contested primaries are so good for America’s political process! Competition makes everyone work harder, be more efficient, debate clearer [sic], and produce more.”

Palin experienced the value of More…

Scenes from the Boston Tea Party

By | 04.14.10 | 5:14 pm

After the jump, a series of choice photos from the Tea Party Express rally on the Boston Common today:

With Palin Leading the Charge, Crowd Slams Obama at Boston Tea Party Rally

By | 04.14.10 | 5:02 pm

BOSTON — Sarah Palin delivered a scathing indictment of the Obama administration at a rally for the Tea Party Express today on the Boston Common. But some in the crowd, while enthusiastic in their disapproval of the president, were skeptical of Palin herself.

Palin’s message was a familiar one: lower More…

Sarah Palin Needs a Better Set of Foreign Policy Advisers

By | 03.31.10 | 10:15 am

Just up on her Facebook page, this critique of the Obama administration’s approach to dealing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

The Obama administration has their priorities exactly backwards; we should be working with our friend and democratic ally to stop Iran’s nuclear program, not throwing in the towel

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Palin Meets the Press

By | 02.15.10 | 5:47 pm

The Sun-Sentinel reports on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to the Daytona 500, and her response to a reporter’s political question.

When asked what a trip to a swing state like Florida does for her political ambitions, the former Alaska governor said, “Haven’t thought a darn thing about

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Nobody Likes Sarah

By | 02.11.10 | 9:21 am

Sarah Palin must be the most-polled political figure who doesn’t even hold office, but as long as we’re going to get relentless coverage of her it’s good to get data like this.

Palin’s more popular in her own party — 69 percent of Republicans see her favorably. But far

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David Broder is Easily Impressed

By | 02.11.10 | 9:07 am

A lot of people are gobsmacked by this David Broder column on Sarah Palin’s “pitch-perfect populism,” which praises Palin for some pretty unimpressive blather about her hatred of elites. Count me among the gobsmacked. The conclusion just throws me.

When [Chris] Wallace asked her about resigning the governorship with

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