Alaska Senate: Palin-Miller rally in ANCHORAGE attracts only 350

[WI_DEM]

Is Sarah Palin's star dimming in her home state of Alaska, even as she throws her fur lined camo hat into the ring for President in 2012. Palin and Miller have to be disappointed with tonight's puny turnout in Alaska's largest city, Anchorage. Just seven short weeks ago Palin and Beck drew what the Anchorage Daily News described as "tens of thousands" to their rally to "Restore Honor" in Anchorage. The difference between the two Rallies is stark indeed.

Palin joins Miller at rally, drawing a few hundred supporters

Updated: Former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman and state Sen. Fred Dyson made speeches, but as of 8:07 p.m., Sarah Palin had not appeared. Some people were starting to leave.

An estimated 300 to 350 people cheered on Senate candidate Joe Miller, who appeared at a rally Thursday that included former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and other big names in the GOP.

Has Miller dragged Palin down with him as his miserably run campaign has unraveled in the national spotlight.

The A.D.N. piece shows that many in attendance drove down from the stronghold of Alaska's radical right in the Mat-Su Valley.

The crowd included many who made the drive down from Wasilla and the Mat-Su Valley, despite the snow Thursday night. Miller, the Alaska Republican Senate candidate locked in a three-for-all race for the seat held by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, was all smiles, even if the crowd was far smaller than the Glen Beck-Sarah Palin 9/11 rally last month in Anchorage.

The event was expected to include appearances via video from 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, and South Carolina's Sen. Jim DeMint, the campaign worker said.

Even this all star Republican lineup failed to draw much interest or enthusiasm from Alaskans in the Anchorage area where about half the state's population lives. The outlook for the Miller Campaign could hardly be bleaker.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/29/914689/-(AK-Sen)-Palin-+-Miller:-Why-did-only-350-people-come-to-our-rally

[bigdarryl]

1. And the media especially MSNBC's Tweety keep talking up she's the

odds out favorite to be the rethugs candidate. The never mention she can't even carry her own state

[jberryhill]

11. And I hope they keep doing it /nt

[FSogol]

2. Is anyone keeping track of the number of campaigns Palin has ruined?

:popcorn:

[SpiralHawk]

3. RepubliFAIL

God help America if Republicons -- with their perverse penchant for FAIL and negativity and corruption -- get their greazy mitts anywhere near the levers of power again.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. Ouch

:rofl:

[MattyGroves]

5. I saw some footage on Morning Joe and the crowd reaction was minimal

From what I heard there wasn't much enthusiasm from the crowd in response to Sarah's "we aren't fit to tie Miller's combat boots" comment.

She'll have a hard-core following but if Miller loses along with other high profile endorsees I think it's going to result in the party establishment minimizing her regardless of what Limbaugh and Hannity try to push.

[lillypaddle]

6. Gee, that's too bad!

:)

[Bitwit1234]

7. If there was a God watching over America

these type of people would loose by a landslide.

[Wednesdays]

8. Actually, 350 in Alaska is a pretty big crowd

...BUT, considering at least half that number is security, staff, supporters flown in from other states, and Palin's extended family, then yeah...
:rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

14. I would think that at least 100 would be from the media alone!

YOu know how much they love them some three days old Sarah dirty drawers....or whatever she has
that she can give them to sniff!

[Bitwit1234]

9. If God was really watching

over America these republicans would loose in a landslide.

[saltpoint]

10. A rally by and for thugs and morons?

Who wouldn't want to show up for that?!

[beac]

12. Sounds like Alaskans have had enough of the Grizzled Mama

and Joe Scandalpack.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Blue Owl]

13. Joe Twelvepack was there

and he was all fired up.

[prolesunited]

15. And how many thousands has Obama

been drawing? But he's lost his support and Dems have lost their enthusiasm. lol

[mrs_p]

16. it's not yet 8:07 in anchorage...

unless my clock is wrong.

edit - i see, this was last night!