Republicans say Britt being treated like Sarah Palin 2.0
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s (R) debut on the national political stage is prompting comparisons to another fiery conservative mom: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). The comparisons took a new life …
thehill.com
Gee I wonder why that could be:
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Jim Manley, a Democratic strategist and former Senate leadership aide, said Britt’s lampooned State of the Union response brought him back to September 2008, when Palin burst onto the national political stage by describing herself as a “hockey mom” who got her start in politics by signing up for the PTA.
“This gives me bad flashbacks to Sarah Palin,” said Manley, who argued that in both cases, Republicans picked people without a thorough vetting.
“Sen. Britt has an extremely conservative voting record, but no one is paying attention to that,” he added.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) selected Britt to deliver the response in what was widely interpreted as a play to appeal to women voters, whom McConnell has said in the past will be crucial to determining control of the Senate."