We were struck by Palin supporters in Boston and Portland ‘tweeting’ from bars with TV’s with patrons that cheered as Hoffman looked like he might be gaining. We heard from students intently tracking results in their dorms about the conservative blow-outs in Virginia and New Jersey. We heard from a retired woman in Wisconsin watching results on a TV thrilled by the news of conservative electoral success in state legislatures and judicial elections in Pennsylvania.

However, as the disappointment became evident from NY-23, we were struck by the abject sadness of many younger conservatives fearing this would bring the typical media backlash against Palin…let alone the loss of a citizen politician such as Hoffman. Therefore, our message is that you cannot despair.

In just two weeks Palin’s endorsement lifted Hoffman from a certain third place finish around 20% to a close election at 46% plus hundreds of thousands in campaign donations. Such clout is seldom seen in politics but Palin has it.

The left wing media kept complaining, under prompting from the White House, that all conservatives did was ‘push aside the Republican moderate’. To them, moderates are those who support Cap & Trade, Socialized Medicine, Higher Taxes, Weakened National Defense and Deficit Spending. The ‘Republican’ in that race was shown to be not a moderate but a Pelosi fringe liberal. Mission accomplished there.

The more interesting story is the ongoing White House fear of Sarah Palin. They made a ‘deal with the devil’ to get the vanquished GOP candidate to support the Democrat in the race. It is speculated she will be rewarded by committee assignments in the New York legislature or ‘favors’ to her husband who happens to be a democratic labor leader. On our side, we can be proud that Palin gave additional life to the growing Tea Party movement and energized conservatives without any back-room deals.

For the younger conservative warriors…and maybe to some of the older ones weary of years of engagement with those on the left…we say be of good cheer. Sometimes you really do lose a battle but go on to win the war. It was evident last night that the conservative battle has only begun. Americans are rejecting the Obama Administration and the Congressional leadership.

So take heart from the words of a leader nearly all conservatives admire…a man who saw his share of political and military defeats before achieving ultimate victory. In the words of the great Winston Churchill: Never, Never, Never Give Up!

This election day may be looked upon as the one when voters said NO to President Obama and Speaker Pelosi. It can be a day voters say YES to candidates who oppose mandates from Washington and against socialized medicine and other left-wing experiments for America. It may well be a day remembered as the one which saw the slumbering giant of a conservative nation re-awaken to the fight the elitist snobs in the national media and the bankrupt policies of the Congress.

Despite the constant onslaught against her, Sarah Palin has done her part by endorsing candidates, providing campaign contributions, recording voter calls and firing back at Obama and Biden when they distorted the truth. The conservative tide is rising…and the liberal media and the Congress are scared to do death because they have no answers. But so much depends on turnout…so please get out and cast your vote.

For those of you in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and elsewhere who have a vote to cast today…please be sure you do and bring a friend along too. (Simply click on the link for your state for additional info.) For those thousands of volunteers out there working on these campaigns…we thank you. And, to the weary candidates working hard for every last vote…we salute you!

Palin said: “It’s my honor to endorse Doug and to do what I can to help him win. Our nation is at a crossroads, and this is once again a ‘time for choosing.’”

She continued, “Political parties must stand for something. When Republicans were in the wilderness in the late 1970’s, Ronald Reagan knew that the doctrine of ‘blurring the lines’ between parties was not an appropriate way to win elections. Doug Hoffman stands for the principles that all Republicans should share: smaller government, lower taxes, strong national defense, and a commitment to individual liberty. Unfortunately, the Republican Party choose a candidate that more than blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican in this race. Republicans and conservatives around the country are sending an important message to the Republican establishment in their outstanding grassroots support for Doug Hoffman: no more politics as usual.”

It’s obvious that despite the liberal media pundits predicting her political demise, Palin has come out swinging with integrity and conservative conviction. No doubt her supporters around the nation will react with wild applause!