It's being used in more than a dozen U.S. cities, in Democratic and Republican internal party contests in Virginia and Utah, and will be on a statewide ballot measure in Maine in 2016.
Both Obama aides and the Democratic party are circulating Palin's comments today, seeking to exacerbate the Republicans' internal tensions over the calls.
By contrast, Republicans' internal polling was so flawed that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney did not even prepare a concession speech.
In 2001, Elizabeth Crothers, an aide to a Republican assemblyman, lodged an internal complaint with the Assembly accusing Mr. Boxley of sexually assaulting her in his apartment after offering her a ride home from a bar.
Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster and defender of the legislation, said that because of internal Republican debates essential to getting the measure passed, "what people have lost is an understanding of how powerful this bill is, how many millions of seniors will get help".
Democrats then voted "present" en masse instead of "no" on a Republican budget amendment offered by the most conservative members, a move that meant the measure went down overwhelmingly with Republican no votes, highlighting an internal party divide on spending levels.
Mr. Goodman, who earlier this year lost an internal Republican race to become a delegate for George W. Bush, said his own polling information showed that he had enough support to win.
The killing of Kevin McGuigan on 12 August was an internal republican vendetta for the shooting of a former IRA commander in May.
But their footing seemed far less certain with the contentious back-and-forth on Capitol Hill suddenly involving an internal Republican feud over the extension of a payroll tax break and jobless pay — especially at a time when Congress's approval ratings are far below those of the president.
He added the remarks should be seen in the context of an internal Republican election campaign.
