Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Vaughn Ward during a rally for Ward at Qwest Arena. The Congressional hopeful lost his bid to become the Republican candidate.
Sarah Palin's "golden touch" seems to be wearing off.
The ex-Alaska governor and Tea Party poster girl could not use her clout to help Idaho outsider Vaughn Ward gain the Republican nomination to oust Rep. Walt Minnick, a Democrat.
Despite Palin's pleadings, Ward lost by nearly 10 percentage points to Republican rival Raul Labrador, 48.1% to 38.8% in Tuesday's Idaho primary.
"I called Raul Labrador and congratulated him on his victory and will support him in his effort to reclaim this seat for the GOP in November," Ward told The Associated Press.
Although many would believe that getting Palin to support a campaign would make that person a shoe-in, Ward's loss may have had more to do with a series of gaffes that plagued his campaign.
The Iraq War veteran was accused of plagiarizing President Obama when he announced his campaign, and he came under fire again for allegedly taking position statements from GOP candidates' Web sites in other states and using them as his own.
Ward was an early front-runner in the primary race and was designated as one of the National Republican Congressional Committee's top 23 recruits in its "Young Guns" candidate development program.
"It's kind of embarrassing," said state Sen. Monte Pearce, a New Plymouth Republican and one of his chamber's most conservative members. "I saw people at the store, people in the polls, everybody just shaking their heads."
Chuckles...the Virgin Mary...turning winners into losers...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
