Politico reported on Monday that Palin aides were reaching out to Iowa operatives and activists to set up meetings during her visit, citing Chuck Laudner, a former Iowa GOP executive director. But Laudner told RCP that he did not have a private meeting scheduled with Palin and that no one who works for the former governor had made contact with him.
Laudner said that he received an invitation to attend the festivities surrounding the movie premiere from Peter Singleton, a California native who moved to Iowa several months ago to help organize in the state in advance of a possible Palin presidential run. Singleton is acting on his own and is not a Palin aide but has often been confused for one as he has made his presence known across the state.
"Putting me on this list doesn't really mean much to me," Laudner told RCP. "I'm on a list to go to this event, but I didn't expect there was going to be high drama. . . . He just said be there, and I said OK."
For his part, Singleton confirmed to RCP that he has not been working with the Palin camp.
"If Governor Palin was setting up meetings, she wouldn't set them up with me," Singleton said. "Not a single activist I've talked with has said anything about that. . . . I'm not affiliated with the Palin organization. I invited Chuck because he's a really great friend and a really nice guy."
Several other key players in Iowa Republican politics -- including state GOP Chairman Matt Strawn, Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition President Steve Scheffler and the office of Gov. Terry Branstad -- told RCP that Palin's camp had not reached out to them ahead of Tuesday's visit.
This complete lack of coordination and communication also extended to Palin's most ardent supporters. As evidenced by this recent post over at the Sea O'Pee by the guy who originally tried to convince Palin supporters to gate crash the premiere.
You won’t be allowed to attend either event if you do not have a ticket.
Yes, I recognize that I posted around ten posts on this subject encouraging people to go to Pella without a ticket but it appears that I missed the purpose of the event. The entire purpose of the event was to keep things local and low-key and limit it primarily to Iowans and Pellans. I was operating off my own conjecture.
So if you made plans to go to Pella without a ticket, make your own decision based on this information. I apologize for any confusion.
This did NOT go over well with the increasingly disgruntled Palin-bots.
From the comments section:
Actually, this isn't Ian's "fault". This is the fault of a "campaign" which doesn't communicate with people downstream and is in desperate need of some new hires to start getting its sh*t in gear.
I understand Fabianism and Disinformation and Not Communicating with the Propaganda Ministry, but the Silence Policy towards you're own people is just stupid, especially the O4P people. This has to end. Now.
And this:
Whatever you say, if Sarah does not announces in July....it is Bachmann time. And if Sarah stays out she will be DESTROYED and her favorability numbers will go down. People would be seeing her as just a money hungry fraud that teased her supporters and the nation for 3 years about a presidential run just to get rich.
Sorry fellas but is the truth.
July is Sarah's month to start taking charge. If by July 30 she has not yet announced she will not be our next president and Obama might win his second term against who ever loser gets the nomination.
I can sense very nevous folks here..time is passing by and Sarah is just promoting movies. Bachmann has a real chance to win Iowa or make Romney win it. In either case, if Sarah is not the nominee Obama will win by a landslide unless the economy really tanks, we enter a recession or any october surprise occurs.
Then there is Trump and his third party run..
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Obama is a very happy camper.
Followed by this:
Look, Palin's appearance -- in Iowa, no less -- at the premiere of this landmark documentary movie, no less -- on the day after MB's POTUS announcement, no less -- at the same time as Obama's in Iowa, no less -- is BIGGGGGGG!
C4P didn't release this to the news media.
What gives? -- we need some more explanation
Even though I predicted this day would come well over a year ago, I have to admit that I never knew it that it would take THIS long for the journalists and Palin-bots to finally look up and see the writing on the wall that had been right in front of them all along.
Sarah Palin does NOT want to be the President. She wants you to WANT her to be the President.
It is called "political prick teasing" and she is apparenlty quite good at it.
P.S. for those who are new to the phrase FUBAR, click here.
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