Well, there it is. Former Governor and VP candidate for the Republican Party Sarah Palin has endorsed the current front runner for the Republican race, Donald Trump.
From the New York Times:
“Are you ready for the leader to make America great again?” Ms. Palin said with Mr. Trump by her side at a rally at Iowa State University. “Are you ready to stump for Trump? I’m here to support the next president of the United States – Donald Trump.”
Her support is the highest-profile backing for a Republican contender so far. It came the same day that Iowa’s Republican governor, Terry Branstad, said he hopes that Senator Ted Cruz will be defeated in Iowa, where the Feb. 1 caucuses are a must-win for the Texas senator, who is running neck-and-neck with Mr. Trump in state polls.
The endorsement came as Mr. Trump was bearing down in the state, holding multiple campaign events and raising expectations about his performance in the nation’s first nominating contest.
As Mrs. Palin announced her backing, Mr. Trump stood wearing a satisfied smile as she scolded mainstream Republicans as sell-outs and praised how Mr. Trump had shaken up the party.
“He’s been going rogue left and right,” Ms. Palin said of Mr. Trump, using one of her signature phrases. “That’s why he’s doing so well. He’s been able to tear the veil off of this idea of the system.“
Going rogue? So that’s the new politically correct word for being a liar? Fair enough.
Well done America. Of course, his candidacy is all but certain given The Pascometer just this morning wrote that Trump is “on a road to self destruction”.
And while grass roots favourite Bernie Sanders looks like having an equal chance with the Democratic star Hillary Clinton, the latter is who the markets want occupying the White House come January 2017.