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SARAH PALIN, THE 2008 vice presidential nominee who flirted with her own White House run and emerged as a conservative icon, has endorsed billionaire businessman Donald Trump for president.
The coveted endorsement for the current Republican frontrunner comes less than two weeks before votes are cast in Iowa, the debut contest in the presidential primary race.
“I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America,” Palin, the former governor of Alaska, said in a statement distributed by the Trump campaign.
It was already expected that Palin, who has played the role of political powerbroker since her unsuccessful vice presidential bid, would appear alongside Trump at a campaign rally in Ames, Iowa.
Palin’s Trump nod is seen as a snub to conservative Senator Ted Cruz, who is neck and neck with Trump in Iowa and running second to him nationally.
Trump said in the statement he was “greatly honoured to receive Sarah’s endorsement.”
She is a friend and a high-quality person whom I have great respect for. I am proud to have her support.
Cruz, perhaps getting out front of the pending endorsement, tweeted his appreciation for Palin.
“Without her support, I wouldn’t be in the Senate,” he wrote.
Regardless of what she does in 2016, I will always be a big fan.
Totally peeded of with putting it forward and back. Why can’t we just leave it forward so we still have brighter evenings where I can get things done in daylight after finishing work. Can’t do nothing in the darkness!!
@Brian Kelly: be dark at nearly 10 in the morning if they are left.
@Brian Kelly: what time do you finish work that it would still be bright?
@Brian Kelly: because the sunrise would be close to 10 am in mid winter with no advantage a night time.
Just means the kids will have us up at 5am instead of 6am
@⚡ Seánie ⚡: those were the days, now we have to wake them up
@Tom kenny: its a lot better!
@Derek Moran: jaysus, it’s mighty
I’ve 4 waines under 6yrs that will remind me
We will be going back an hour a day when Sinn Feinn in power .
Yawn !
And the last 100 years of FG/FF ?
@Karl: yep you will be tired of going back to been the poor of Europe with these gombeens
Yep because it’s all been rosey under the administrations in power… SF might not be the cure and I don’t think protest votes help anyone but the threat of them should get FF/FG to get their $h!t together.
I see the former housing minister is creaming €450 a day as an election observer wonder how he got that job?
@Dave Byrne: do you know how hard these guys work? Wait a minute, politicians, not those guys.
@Dave Byrne: as bad as FF and FG are Sinn Feinn are the bottom of the barrel everyone knows that .
Obviously not David, because they topped the red sea poll this week, just maybe (just maybe) you are slightly prejudice and need to vent a little
You will lose an hour of your life listening to people reminding you to put them back..
Excellent . Totally forgot. As I tuck into he for work in the morning . What a lil surprise.
@slfc21: bed*
I’m alright Jack. Have me fux capacitor fired up and ready to go.
This is 2021 – a smartphone never forgets! :-)
If you work nights do you gain or lose an hours pay??
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