DSCC links Palin to Ayotte, Crist

Posted: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:27 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Democrats, Republicans, Sarah Palin, 2010

From NBC's Mark Murray
A brand-new Web ad from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is tying Sarah Palin's upcoming resignation as Alaska governor to Kelly Ayotte giving up her position as New Hampshire attorney general to explore a Senate bid.

It also ties Palin's resignation to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to run for the Senate.

But there's one BIG difference between Ayotte/Crist and Palin: Ayotte and Crist are officially (or close to it) running for a different office. We don't know yet if Palin will run for president.

The Web ad, however, is clearly another sign that Democrats are going to try to link Palin to other Republican politicians.

*** UPDATE *** The National Republican Senatorial Committee reminds its Democratic counterpart than Barack Obama once pledged to serve his full six-year term in the Senate. The Chicago Sun-Times: "Ridiculing it as 'a silly question,' Democrat Barack Obama pledged Wednesday he would resist any overtures to run for president or vice president before the end of his six-year term as a U.S. senator. 'I was elected yesterday,' Obama said. 'I have never set foot in the U.S. Senate. I've never worked in Washington. And the notion that somehow I'm immediately going to start running for higher office just doesn't make sense. "So look, I can unequivocally say I will not be running for national office in four years, and my entire focus is making sure that I'm the best possible senator on behalf of the people of Illinois.'"

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Comments

Whatever goes down here for Palin is all good.

There is one Palin hater in Alaska who has filed 25% of the ethics complaints against Sarah, all thrown out.

This witch should have to pay for the lawyers fees instead of Palin and the state of Alaska.

The idiots on this blog will disagree because they are Palin haters as well but the same thing could happen to any senator, governor, etc.

Monkberry Moon (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:33 PM)

When is the RNC going to auction off Gov. Palin's campaign clothes also?

*winky, wink*

You betcha (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:35 PM)

Is Charlie Crist quitting his job as governor? No. Was Ayotte's job an elected one? No.

And critics of the GOP say Republicans have no ideas. Is this the best they have?

What a waste of the DSCC's time (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:35 PM)

Time to smear the repugnant ones with palling around with a known quitter, Sinner Sarah. The more she goes out and campaigns for the repugnant ones the more people she will turn off. Quitter Palin doesn't get it that she's going to wear out her welcome really quick as the media tires of exposing her idiotic rants. Sinner Sarah Fatigue will soon set in and she will fade away as just another falling star of the party of Sinners and Quitters. Soon her only option will be to go to Rupert to beg to be one of the fox and freaks televised mental institution patients.

Just Say No to Sinner Sarah!

Eric, Salinas, CA (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:35 PM)

I've got many friend who are libs and they don't sound like the kooks who write airheaded propaganda on this blog.

Some actually have common sense.

Pat in Ohio (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:38 PM)

Besides, Republicans need to hold their fire for health care and cap and trade.
Elizabeth, Short Pump VA (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:19 PM)
_______________________________

What is it with you Republicant’s and you’re never ending fascination with GUNS & WAR?

It’s the rightwing's answer to everything destroy and kill!

Guns Are Good for NOTHING but Killing! (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:38 PM)

Stupid ad. There is no doubt whatsoever, when all the leftists contumelious remarks are stripped away, they are deeply afraid that Sarah will kick their cajones all the way to Obama's home country.

Soccer Mom, LA (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:39 PM)

Silly Sarah doesn't realize that the GOP is "pimping" her, just like they are using Steeless!

She will never have a real seat among proper Republicans.....only a voice in the woods of the RepubliKLANs.

Poor Sarah!

Ed, San Antonio (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:43 PM)

No joe, no bo
Just went over to the labor Department's site-seems that they will delay announcing the July unemployment numbers until the endo of the first week of August. No explanation as to why-

Draw your own conclusion.
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There is NO delay!! If you took the time to look at their schedule (calendar) you would see that the numbers are to be released at 8:30am on the first Friday of each month. For August that is the 7 th. Next is 04-Sep, 02-Oct, 06-Nov & 04-Dec.

Nice try at distraction.

Dennis, Columbus, Ohio (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:47 PM)

What a great run the Republicans are going to have next year. They won't get the Senate back, too much of deficit to make up in one election. But the Republicans will get the Democrats majority down to 52-53.

The House is different. The Republcians could win 40, and as many as 50 seats, depending on how the Blue Dogs vote. If the Blue Dogs vote with the extremist views of the liberals in the House, it will be 50 seats to the Republicans, and control of the House.

Mike Tomms, Iowa City IA (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:48 PM)

If she wanted that...couldn't she just appoint herself in Ted's old job? There is something missing here...it appears as though they are trying to link her to other republicans as quitters, when in actuality they are.

A perfect example is how they have been and continues to conduct themselves over their failing administration the last eight years, by continuing to offer NO solutions, just obstruction.

Anita, Birmingham, Alabama (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:49 PM)

yawn

Nashville_fan (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:49 PM)

It is so funny how afraid the libs on this blog are afraid of Palin. They just can't stop talking about her... Another distraction from the 4 + year spending spree, destruction of america being executed in Washington..

Va Ind (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:54 PM)

Isn't Ayotte joing the IQuitArod ?

Just like Sarah, she's Quitting her job
Elected or un-elected, she QUIT

She should be GLAD to have Sarah come and campaign for her

Will she pay for Sarah's kids to travel to her state ??
At least buy Sarah some new clothes
(Momma Grizzley needs new shoes)

MSierra, SF (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 12:58 PM)

Live it up while you can. Msnbc's so-called "journalism" is speeding the turning of the country's soured stomach. The grass roots are neither left-wing nor astroturf. Just ask those up for election in Nov, 2010.

Ray O'Donnell (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:03 PM)

Have we lost our minds? (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:09 PM)

anybody see this new video yet from the RNC....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2MjQ17kDng&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/17/video-obama-vs-obama-on-stimulus/&feature=player_embedded

j andrew, clifton park, ny (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:10 PM)

It ain't over til it's over

From Washington monthly:

'...In New Hampshire, the latest Research 2000 poll for Daily Kos shows a very competitive open-seat Senate context next year. In a match-up pitting Rep. Paul Hodes (D) against former Rep. Charlie Bass (R), Hodes leads by five, 42% to 37%. In a match-up pitting Hodes against state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (R), Ayotte leads by the slimmest of margins, 39% to 38%...'

a CLOSE RACE !!
Maybe the IQuitArod will sink Ayotte

MSierra, SF (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:17 PM)

GOP has a new one about porkulus and Obama too.
http://www.gop.gov/media/features/09/07/17/obama-vs-obama-on-the

oink oink their pigs are more equal you.

Dave Tn (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:19 PM)

As confirmed by the lemmings here, libs are SCARED TO DEATH by Sarah.
If sanity and standards miraculously return to our nation, they'll have almost as big a problem accepting her as true Americans do accepting President Obortion.

pittsburgh, pa (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:23 PM)

That is pathetic in a funny kind of way.

I find it amusing the different types of marketing that are used on Dem's and Rep. I receive emails from both the DNC and the RNC. The DNC emails are always using fear to raise money. The RNC emails are just informative and boring.

Now moveon.org is using Gov. Palin to raise money for crap & tax. Ahhhhh... everyone run scared. Sarah is loose!!! It is interesting that this is the message that works to raise money for them.

JoAnne (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:25 PM)

Wow, that's something that would be exactly nothing. You would think that the DSCC would be a tad worried that the voters would be tying all democrats to extreme taxing and wild spending liberals and that they just can't wait to hit the polling booths in upcoming major elections to show their displeasure.
BTW, where would the million of jobs that Obama promised be?

Feisty Brownhair USA (Sent Friday, July 17, 2009 1:26 PM)

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