Shannon: Palin Support Brings ‘More Than Money Can Buy’
INTERVIEW: T.W. SHANNON: PALIN ENDORSEMENT BRINGS MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY
by TONY LEE, Breitbart.com
Even before polls showed that conservative Oklahoma Senate candidate T.W. Shannon had slashed a 35-point deficit to single digits days after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heartily endorsed him, Shannon knew immediately that his upstart campaign had changed when Palin posted her support on Facebook and Twitter last week.
“All of a sudden people who hadn’t returned my calls started calling back,” Shannon told Breitbart News on Wednesday. “And the excitement from our grassroots supporters just exploded. They were already energized, but when Governor Palin came on board, it just kicked in to overdrive.”
Shannon said, “There are things we can measure, like the many thousands of dollars raised in response to her endorsement,” but there “are so many other things you can feel but not measure.”
“The excitement, the buzz, the chatter are all part of that,” he said. “The sense of momentum it brings. It truly is amazing, and I’m so thankful she agreed to endorse me when I asked. I literally can’t describe the full positive impact it has had on our campaign.”
But polls are beginning to paint a clearer picture of Shannon’s momentum.