So Sarah Palin has endorsed Tom Emmer. Is this good news for Team Emmer? I'm not convinced.

 

Why? Because, I suspect, most Palin fans are likely sympathetic to Tom Emmer anyway. But a Republican candidate must appeal to more than Republican voters to win in the general election.

For a good chunk of independents and Democrats open to voting for a Republican candidate, an endorsement by Sarah Palin is the kiss of death. They're the mirror image of Republicans who disdain a candidate who gets endorsed by the Star-Tribune.

(For the record, I'm an Emmer guy, so take this as pro-Seifer spin at your peril.)