With the endorsement of former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, Donald Trump is hoping he can peel enough conservative support away from Ted Cruz to score a win in Iowa. Now, Cruz’s 2013 speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference could haunt him — the one where he said Palin, “can pick winners.”
The endorsement will be a true test of Palin’s power to rally conservatives, less than two weeks out from the Feb. 1 caucus. Washington Examiner Political Reporter Al Weaver is in Iowa to break down how the endorsement is playing out.
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