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For now, Sarah Palin seems to be more of a "queenmaker" than a "kingmaker" - she has endorsed many more female candidates (Carly Fiorina, Sharron Angle, Nikki Haley, Kelly Ayotte, Karen

Jihad Monitor 2010

A great many of these mighty women appear on The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, including Tea Party queenmaker Sarah Palin, First Lady Michelle Obama and Rachel Maddow, a news anchor with a beef against "extremists" in politics.

Power Women Of Elections 2010 Meghan Casserly 2010

A great many of these mighty women appear on The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, including Tea Party queenmaker Sarah Palin, First Lady Michelle Obama and Rachel Maddow, a news anchor with a beef against "extremists" in politics.

Power Women Of Elections 2010 Meghan Casserly 2010

Already Palin has shown herself to be a kingmaker (as well as a queenmaker).

Saint Sarah 2010

This is only if you feel strongly that Edwards can't win, that he can be kingmaker, and that he won't be queenmaker.

Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Memo: Hillary "Pulling Out All The Stops" To Win South Carolina 2009

This is only if you feel strongly that Edwards can't win, that he can be kingmaker, and that he won't be queenmaker.

Obama Memo: Hillary "Pulling Out All The Stops" To Win South Carolina 2009

Sounds less like the devil and more like a queenmaker.

Most Powerful Fashion Editors 2006

But her manipulator, the “queenmaker” John Dudley, had groveled at the end, had begged Queen Mary to be spared—even converted to Catholicism to try to win her favor.

The Mesa Conspiracy David Kent 2005

Then she can really live the dream; become the permanent queenmaker of the GOP, and hostess of her own primetime show, without the inconvenience of having to do all of that annoying work that comes with actually being an elected official or real candidate.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Keli Goff 2011

Instead they chose to let her off and play king/queenmaker to the Gillard Government.

The Age News Headlines 2010