The Former First Dude of Alaska is getting in the endorsement game. When you say it that way, “Former First Dude“, it really carry the weight it seems like it does; but either way…. Sarah Palin’s husband Todd has decided to endorse Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich even though his wife has yet to make a decision on which candidate she will ultimately support.
Call me a cynic here, but it looks to me like the Palin family may be hedging its bets. Let Todd endorse/support Gingrich; let Palinistas assume Sarah may be leaning the same direction; wait and see how New Hampshire plays out; let Sarah continue to flirt with the idea of supporting Rick Santorum; right up to the point where Romney claims the nomination. Then it’s Palin(s) for Romney, of course.
Sarah Palin’s husband is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, Todd Palintold ABC News today.
But Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and John McCain’s 2008 Republican running mate, has yet to decide “who is best able to go up against Barack Obama,” Todd Palin said.
Palin said he has not spoken to Gingrich or anyone from the former House speaker’s campaign. But he said he respects Gingrich for what he went through in the 1990s and compared that scrutiny in public life to what Sarah Palin went through during her run for the vice presidency.
Todd Palin said he believes that being in the political trenches and experiencing the highs and lows help prepare a candidate for the future and the job of president.
