Todd Palin isn’t particularly vocal about
his politics, so his endorsement of Newt Gingrich today has already
prompted speculation that his wife may follow:
Todd Palin notes that he hasn’t spoken with
the Gingrich campaign at all, and his wife still hasn’t decided whom to
support. The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis thus seizes on the one glimmer
of importance in all this: “Obvious question: Will Sarah Palin follow
Todd?” he asks. Sarah Palin, after all, does maintain something of a
constituency these days so her endorsement (which might finally, finally
end the “will she run rumors”) might give Gingrich’s sad campaign some
oomph.
Could Sarah Palin be putting out a trial
balloon for her own Gingrich endorsement? It wouldn’t be the first time
the Palins tested the waters like this. In 2010, Todd endorsed Alaska
senate candidate Joe Miller a full 10 days before his wife did.
Palin really only has three choices for an endorsement at this point, at
least if she’s interested in backing someone who has any shot at the
nomination. And she’s likely going to choose either Gingrich or Rick
Santorum, considering her recent swipes at Mitt Romney. During the
weekend, she hinted that Romney is getting a free pass from the media
because reporters think he’d be the weakest candidate against President
Obama:
Palin said the mainstream media would take a
hands-off approach to Romney “in order to bolster Romney’s chances” to
“finally face Obama.”
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