She's Back! It's Sarah Palin vs. Rapper Ludacris on the Campaign Trail
Daily News Staff
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Sarah Palin returned to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since her unsuccessful bid for the vice presidency.
The Alaska governor and possible 2012 presidential candidate campaigned for Georgia's Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who is locked in a runoff Tuesday with Democratic rival Jim Martin for a seat that could help give the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. The Democrats would also need a victory in Minnesota, where a virtually dead-locked contest between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken is in the midst of a contentious recount.
"All of this depends on you tomorrow. Georgia," she told thousands of supporters at the James Brown Arena in Augusta. "The stakes are so high. America is depending on you."
Chambliss finished ahead in the Nov. 4 election, with 49.8% of the vote to 46.8% for his Democratic rival, but fell short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
Martin was set to bring in some celebrity firepower of his own later: The Democrat was scheduled to host a rally of his own at the state Capitol, headlined by rapper Ludacris.
Palin warned that a Democratic win in Georgia could tip the balance in Washington and give the Democrats free reign to hike taxes and undo other conservative priorities.
Despite the GOP loss in the presidential campaign, Palin is still a darling of conservatives. Monday's campaign appearance is seen by experts as a means for Palin to stay in the national political spotlight in anticipation of a possible presidential run in four years.
With News Wire Services
Reader Comments
Plain is not liked by most
Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but comparing Palin to Princess Diana is ludicrous. Her approval rate in Alaska is not 80% now (it was 60% two months ago and dropping) and it won't be going up now since the price of oil has plummeted. Palin is the governor of a small state that had a budget surplus - easy job and she wasn't there most of the time. The woman also has serious ethical problems - wake up, she's a neocon and far right religious fanatic. That is not what America wants now or in the future. She's part of the RW that would promote a Theocracy not a Democracy. Search the internet... those "Where's Sarah" buttons have reappeared.
Hey, I did see the pics on this page.
Yes, a confirmation...Michelle does look like a baboon!
"Palin" the new "Princess Diana"
Sarah Palin, is to everyone, the new princess Diana. Everyone loved Diana for the good she had done for "the people". Sarah Palin only has one thing in mind when she makes decisions for the state of Alaska...The People. She has a 80% approval rate, higher than any governor in the U.S. Sarah Palin ROCKS!!!!
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