Since last fall, as the “Texas 4 Palin” blog indicates, the former guv has endorsed 27 different political candidates, mostly via her Facebook page. Of those, 14 candidates have faced primary elections. In these, Palin is 10-4. She backed war veteran Vaughn Ward in Idaho’s congressional primary — a move criticized by Tea Partiers, many of whom supported the ultimately victorious Raul Labrador. Looking ahead to Washington state’s August primary, she has endorsed Cathy McMorris Rodgers and John Koster for Congress, as well as Clint Didier’s bid to unseat U.S. Senator Patty Murray. But despite her track record so far, there is still debate over what exactly her endorsement means/Inlander. More here. (AP/Statesman file photo of Sarah Palin & Vaughn Ward)

Question: Kiss of death? Or packs a punch? What does an endorsement by Sarah Palin mean for Northwest candidates?