CNN Ignores Palin GOP Primary Wins, Focuses on Losses

CNN Ticker is at it again, trying to convince everyone Palin is a big loser, while ignoring when her candidates win.Here's the headline:TRENDING: Palin goes 0-for-2 on primary nightThen the typically uninformed commentary:It hasn't been the greatest of months for Sarah Palin when it comes to her political star power. The two candidates Palin backed in Tuesday's primaries lost their bids, making the former Alaska governor 0-for-5 when it comes to endorsements this month.Actually, if you count the Minnesota governor's race, Palin is 3-5 this month. In Washington State, Palin had backed Tea Party activist Clint Didier in his bid for the Senate over businessman Dino Rossi, the favorite of national Republicans.As has been pointed out: Palin backed Didier before Rossi entered the race. In making her endorsement of Didier last May, Palin said the Tea Party favorite had "inspired" her, and hailed him as a "patriot running for U.S. Senate to serve his state & our country for all the right reasons!"Not to nit-pick, but the Tea Party actually endorsed Rossi. Palin went on to record a robocall for Didier, telling voters that "unlike establishment candidates who just talk about lower taxes, Clint has signed a pledge to do so."But Rossi easily beat Diddier in Tuesday's primary, besting the former NFL player by more than 20 points. Palin's candidate also lost out in the Wyoming gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. There, the former vice presidential nominee backed what she referred to as a "Mama Grizzly," State Auditor Rita Meyer."Voters know that Rita has a unique blend of steel magnolia and mama grizzly," Palin wrote on her Facebook page in July.Meyer ultimately lost her bid to U.S. Attorney Matthew Mead by fewer than 1,000 votes, according to the Wyoming secretary of state.Ultimately, Palin put little effort into either race beyond a few sentences expressing support on her Facebook and Twitter pages. Still, the endorsements made big news in the local races and were often touted by the campaigns. But Palin's 0-2 showing follows a bigger disappointment last Tuesday, when her hand-picked gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, Karen Handel, lost to fellow Republican Nathan Deal in a close election.Palin's 2-2 showing last night is pretty darn good. Palin had put most of her efforts into that race, appearing with Handel at campaign rally just hours before the vote.Palin-backed candidates Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who was vying for Senate in Kansas - and Tennessee congressional candidate CeCe Heil also lost their bids earlier this month.Palin's next tests come Tuesday when Alaska, Arizona and Florida hold their primary votes. In Alaska, Palin has backed Joe Miller in his long shot bid to defeat Republican Senate incumbent Lisa Murkowski. In Arizona, Palin went with Sen. John McCain in his Senate primary bid against former Rep. J.D. Hayworth. And in Florida, Palin has picked Republican candidate Marco Rubio in that state's Senate raceHere's my response to CNN, that they probably won't allow through their comment sensors:You missed the two Palin endorsees who won last night:Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) 5th DistrictJohn Koster (R-WA) 2nd DistrictWe covered it on Conservatives4Congress:Two Palin Endorsees AdvanceI guess research isn't your strong suit. Were you on JournoList?Btw, whom did Huckabee endorse in the Wyoming and Washington races? Isn't he the GOP frontrunner? What, you don't KNOW who Huckabee endorsed? Neither do I, because no one cares.Oh, and Romney endorsed Karen Handel in Georgia as well. Poor chap. What a loser.Handel lost by less than two percentage points.Meyer lost by one percentage point. Both these ladies were longshot candidates as was Clint Didier. Palin's endorsement actually boosted their chances and made it a closer race. None of these candidates was expected to win.Oh, and I had to add another comment:Todd Tiahrt did better than he was expected to do as well. Trust me. In Kansas, the fourth district rep NEVER makes it to the Senate. It's just almost logistically impossible in this state. Here's why:Jerry Moran (Tiahrt's GOP opponent) represents a district spanning almost the entire state of Kansas. It is HUGE. And it has 85,000 more total voters in it than Tiahrt's district. Moreover, these voters are predominantly Republican, whereas Tiahrt's district, that covers Wichita, is more urban and diverse politically. Naturally, Moran carried his district overwhelmingly because that's where the Republican voters are. But the media will never tell you that Tiahrt outperformed EVERYWHERE else. He SKUNKED Moran in Johnson and Sedgwick counties, the two most populous counties in Kansas. Still, it was not enough to overcome the built-in-advantage Moran enjoyed in representing an overwhelmingly Republican large district. The media wants to hit Palin. I understand that. But how about some facts instead of this narrative that she's backing losers and she's a loser by association? She's batting about .500 in her picks - as she did last night (if you bothered to report it). But that's not unusual given the individual dynamics of congressional races and the fact that Palin often endorses the underdog ? non-establishment candidate.I invite you to see her entire scorecard here:Texas4PalinAnd, here are the bios of the candidates she's endorsed with links to her endorsements:Palin's PicksOh, and one last point: While CNN celebrates the primary losses of Handel (R-GA) and Meyer (R-WY), two accomplished women Palin endorsed, they failed to report on a larger point: Georgia and Wyoming both currently have Democrat governors, and any Republican who won the primary most likely would have strolled to victory. So, in their attempts to make Palin look bad, they're overlooking the obvious: Obama's policies are so toxic that Dems are going to be losing governorships and statehouses across the country -- in addition to potentially losing both chambers of Congress.

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