Mama Grizzly

With Mama Grizzly Sarah Palin called the support of their candidates in the elections in the United States in 2010, where they deliberately promoted women candidates in particular. Most of these candidates are commonly attributed also the Tea Party movement. The name was officially launched in July 2010 in a youtube video of Palin's SarahPAC ( Political Action Committee ). Sarah Palin herself used the term for the first time in a speech on May 14, 2010: "If you thought pit bulls were tough, you do not want to mess with mama grizzlies " ( If you thought pit bulls are tough, then wilt thou do not mess with the mama grizzlies -. )

Mama grizzlies

The individual candidates were " notified " by phone call on a talk show, Facebook, Tweet or SMS publicity. Some of them, such as Nikki Haley and Christine O'Donnell managed, contrary to expectations, the victory in the mandatory in the U.S. primaries.

  • Sharron Angle, candidate for the Senator
  • Kelly Ayotte, candidate for the Senator
  • Pam Bondi, candidate for the Attorney General
  • Ann Marie Buerkle withdrawn, candidacy prematurely
  • Beth Chapman, current Secretary of State in Alabama
  • Renee Ellmers, candidate for the Member of Congress
  • Mary Fallin, candidate for the Governor
  • Withdrawn Brenna Findley, candidacy prematurely
  • Carly Fiorina, a candidate as senator
  • Nikki Haley, candidate for the Governor
  • Karen Handel, failed in primaries
  • Vicky Hartzler, candidate for the Member of Congress
  • Cecilia healing failed in primaries
  • Susana Martinez, candidate for the Governor
  • Rita Meyer, failed in primaries
  • Angela McGlowan failed in primaries
  • Christine O'Donnell, a candidate as senator
  • Withdrawn Star Parker, candidacy prematurely
  • Martha Roby, candidate for the Member of Congress
  • Jackie Walorski, candidate for the Member of Congress
  • Michele Bachmann, candidate for the Member of Congress
  • Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a candidate as a member of Congress

In the elections made ​​it 15 of 34 Mama Grizzlies House of Representatives and 5 of the 12 candidates were also elected Senator as interior.

Criticism

The established, left political action committee EMILY 's List believes that the radical positions of the candidates hurt feminism. The left publicist Conniff refers to the ideas of the Mama Grizzlies as a "luxury only the rich and privileged women " can afford.

United States elections, 2010 Mother Susana Martínez Newsweek Frankfurter Rundschau
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