# She's back: Palin to run for Congress {She lost 2022-08-31} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 2, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151 "2022-04-02T14:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/21 "2022-04-02T23:06:47Z")
Yes, as Palin is a Republican, so being stupid as fuck is not only no liability, it’s a badge on the lapel. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/22 "2022-04-03T00:19:43Z")
I can see the moon from my porch. Something something extraterrestrials. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/23 "2022-04-03T00:44:46Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I can see the moon from my porch. Something something extraterrestrials. ✅ 🆒 > [@BobLibDem](#): > > …she’s a policy wonk. I realise I’m taking that out your context - I just simply like the sound of it. I firmly stand behind her anti-wuss policies, though. She wonks hard on that. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/24 "2022-04-03T04:43:43Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I don’t think she specified what percentage of her term she would serve, should she be elected. [The special election isn’t until August 16th](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Alaska%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election), so if elected she’d only be serving the last ten weeks or so of the term before the general election, which should suit her just fine. I’m honestly not sure why anyone would even bother running when they’d have to run for reelection right away (and indeed the primary for November is the same day as the special election), and instead just run for the seat in November. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/25 "2022-04-03T05:26:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “We’ve got nothing to lose, and no more of this vanilla milquetoast namby-pamby wussy-pussy stuff that’s been going on." Christ, I thought you were joking with this. She actually said it. I hate this timeline. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/26 "2022-04-03T07:14:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m honestly not sure why anyone would even bother running when they’d have to run for reelection right away (and indeed the primary for November is the same day as the special election), and instead just run for the seat in November. If she wins, she will have seniority over all the rest of the new in-coming class. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/27 "2022-04-03T07:20:20Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > It must have been killing her to be sitting on the sidelines while wannabes like MTG take center stage with their brand of crazy. Of course she’s running, and she’ll probably win. Compared to the likes of MTG, Palin seems absolutely sane and competent. I never thought I’d say that about Palin. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/28 "2022-04-03T07:28:46Z")
And then add Boebert to that mix and there’s already folks sketching The Three-Headed Hydra, myself included if I had any Ralph Steadman-like skills. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/29 "2022-04-03T07:29:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m honestly not sure why anyone would even bother running when they’d have to run for reelection right away (and indeed the primary for November is the same day as the special election), and instead just run for the seat in November. Winning in August would be a very good campaign tactic for November, especially since there will probably be multiple Republicans on the November ballot (Alaska now uses a top-four primary system, with instant runoff voting in the general election). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/30 "2022-04-03T12:35:14Z")
The Bizarro Squad. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/31 "2022-04-03T14:24:50Z")
I think she heard about the cocaine fuelled orgies from Madison Cawthorne and wanted a piece of that. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/32 "2022-04-03T14:30:57Z")
[https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/59542015/you-betcha.jpg](https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/59542015/you-betcha.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/33 "2022-04-03T14:35:23Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > The Bizarro Squad. The sQuad? Is she pretty Q-ish yet? ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/34 "2022-04-03T18:54:45Z")
The Three Stooges. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/35 "2022-04-03T20:40:14Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Will the orange guy forgive her past association with McCain? I do occasionally wonder how the election would have gone down if McCain had simply chosen a proper running mate. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/36 "2022-04-03T20:54:12Z")
He probably still would have gotten blown out. However, I do wonder what things would have looked like if the RNC was ok with his first choice - Joe Libermann ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/37 "2022-04-04T02:28:49Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Will the orange guy forgive her past association with McCain? Survey says: [https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/politics/trump-sarah-palin-congress/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/politics/trump-sarah-palin-congress/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/38 "2022-04-04T04:05:24Z")
Her opponent should ask her the difficult questions, like: “where do you get your news?” “Gotcha” questions. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/39 "2022-04-09T23:28:18Z")
Besides the bloviating tub of pig shit endorsing her, she also has the blessing of Newt Gingrich and Jerry Ward. Now, everyone has heard of Newt, but I’d be willing to bet a dollar none of you have heard of Jerry Ward. I grew up with this cretin. His idea of fun was to put rocks inside of snowballs and pelt cars with them. A high-school dropout, he joined the Navy Seabees (my military group) and managed to spend an entire hitch and never get past the exalted rank of E-3. During a war when anybody who took the test got promoted to at least E-4 or even higher. Hell, I made E-5 in four years. Then he went back to Alaska and managed to get himself arrested for (I think) shooting at a garbage man or some such. He kicked around doing whatever for years before “finding God” and somehow managed to get himself elected to the state senate (possibly because he’s Native and may have swung that vote), where he did a shitty job and only lasted one term. I remember watching him debating two other candidates, one of whom turned to Jerry when it was his turn for opening comments and said “I can’t believe I have to be in the same room with Jerry Ward.” So Sarah has the backing of a failed turd of a president, a former turd of a senator who was drummed out of office in disgrace, and a failed shitbird Alaska pol. Only the best, Sarah; you’re a quality gal. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151/40 "2022-04-10T00:34:48Z")
Hey Chefguy, you might know this: who was the blonde reporter Keith Olbermann used to turn to for the news of Alaska when he was doing Countdown (miss that show)? I’m wondering what happened to her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-back-palin-to-run-for-congress-she-lost-2022-08-31/962151.md?page=3)