Sarah Palin jumps into Georgia Senate runoff to help Chambliss

Despite their electoral thrashing Nov. 4 in Congress and the White House, the Republicans' business of collecting owsies is well and thriving.

Yes, sure, seeing politicians of either party out campaigning for others in their party is a sign of loyalty and, in Hillary Clinton's case all fall, of keeping her promise to campaign for whoever won the Democratic presidential nomination.

With little media attention, Mitt Romney assiduously worked the local Republican side of the autumn campaign, advocating for his party's presidential ticket.

But he also, more importantly for the future, campaigned hard for more than two dozen GOP congressional candidates and distributed funds from his personal PAC.

Such hard, thankless work is also a sure sign that the campaigner is positioning him/herself to get payback help for his or her own possible future run someday.

Now, the news: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is traveling back down to Georgia next Monday to do four last-minute campaign rallies in one day to help incumbent GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

Chambliss is in an apparently close-fought runoff race there with Democrat Jim Martin and the balloting is the next day, Dec. 2. Big-name Democrats have jumped in to help the party reach for its 60-Senate-seat, filibuster-proof majority by knocking off yet another Republican incumbent.

Palin, who's also been a successful party fundraiser, will do events for Chambliss from Augusta to Savannah to Perry and then Atlanta, probably just before the evening news on TV. What a coincidence in case any station wanted a live shot of the Republican celebrity!

While many media and Democrats relish making fun of Palin to each other, even weeks after she lost, the 44-year-old mother of five drew immense crowds of the curious and Republican faithful during the presidential campaign. Many broke into chants of "Sa-RAH! Sa-RAH!" even during speeches by the main candidate, John McCain.

The McCain-Palin ticket captured Georgia Nov. 4 by around 200,000 votes. Our colleague Frank James has some more details on Palin's Peach State appearances over at the Swamp.

So if Chambliss wins Tuesday, whom do you think he might support or at least not oppose come 2012?

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Comments

[Leslie M]

And get Dan Quayle on the scene too...he and Sarah can both 'help.' What a hoot.

[Annie]

Perhaps Palin is great as a lipstick spokesperson for a major company.

[John Adams]

If Obama is declared not to be "natural born citizen" and hence ineligible for the office of the President (see the 17 lawsuits currently in progress around the country, two in front of the Supreme Court with hearings on Dec.1 and Dec.5, and now the Keyes case filed in Sacramento Superior Court (case 80000096 go there and read it), would Palin be eligible for President? To date the only evidence provided by Obama is the CERTIFICATION of Live Birth which is not sufficient to obtain a passport let alone prove that one was born in Hawaii. The required document is either a CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH or the actual vault or original BIRTH CERTIFICATE, which to date Obama has refused to sign a release and pay $12.00 to produce.

It may be that Obama will be declared ineligible for the office of the President. This issue has been around since last February and shame on the press, Obama and the DNC for not answering this openly and transparently.

[Randy119]

We Republicans sure needed the Chambliss seat. But Palin is a proven loser where ever she is heels on the ground. Now she is probably going to do to Chambliss what she did for McCain. You would think Chambliss would have enough sense to look at the record book on how Palin lost CO.NV,PA,OH,VA,FL for McCain and he would say thanks but no thanks.

[nathan hansen]

Doesn't Palin have a state in a financial crisis like the rest of the country? Why then is she leaving her state instead of running her state? plus who is paying for these trips of hers? Alaska? Republican Party? Where does the Republican party get their money? Taxpayers?

[Kahleeka]

Wow! Forgive the mysogeny Palin! You rock gurl! PUMAs and Patriots thank you!

Alaska - NO income tax! NO sales Tax! Palin has over 80% approval rating in Congress!! Every resident of Alaska received $3200.00 from oil revenue profits! I'll take THOSE NUMBERS anyday! Check out her record!

I wonder how many of you nay-sayers can actually tell me the names of your Senators and Congressmen? THEN you can criticize!

[g]

Oh for heaven's sake, who are these loonies obsessing on the birth certificate thing? People, take off the tin foil hats. There's no there there.

[boscobits]

Sarah Palin is terrific. Media coverage of her activities has been a bad joke She needs a image consultant, a smattering of gravitas and a few media advocates who can help repair the damage.

My amateur advice would be steer clear of all negativity. If you don't have anything nice to say... And think about becoming a vegetarian. Lots of great things to eat and no harm to God's creatures great or small.

[tommy jonq]

you gotta wonder if sizzlin' sarah doesn't have her eye on elizabeth dole's carolina carpet bag. but in the meantime, is chambliss man enough to stand on the same stage with the rambo bimbo? mccain wasn't. lieberman uber alles!

http://politiqs.tommyjonq.com

[Angelo of NYC]

I would love Sarah Palin to run for 2012 presidential election. it is time United States must choose a woman for president. Time for a change. If Sarah Palin will surely be in the ticket for 2012, I will surely donate millions of dollars just to make her win

[karen]

ha, ha---Palin is going to sink chambliss!!

[AML]

Can't wait to hear what smears Palin makes up about Martin. The woman has no moral compass, and even other Republicans can smell it. Somehow she doesn't connect Christian values to how she conducts a campaign.

The rise in race crimes followed her all around the country, according to the Secret Service

[Cynthia]

I took off work today in order to go see Gov. Palin and to give my support to Senator Chambliss. Gov. Palin has more experience in running a government in her pinky than Obama has in his entire body. Those who voted for Obama were mesmerized and don't realize what they've done to this country. We need Chambliss back in Washington to keep Pelosi-Reid-Obama from completely destroying our nation.