It’s primary season and Conservative
candidates around the country are all hoping to get a Palin endorsement to
boost their campaigns. So far it is proving to be very beneficial for the
candidates that have Governor Palin’s official backing.

In Wisconsin, Sean Duffy’s campaign
exploded after the governor threw her support in his direction. They
successfully put enough pressure on the very powerful Chairman of the
Appropriations Committee and congressional fixture, Dave Obey to plan an early retirement.

Earlier this week in West Virginia,
in a race marked by one of those anxiety inducing SarahPAC targets,
Representative Alan Mollohan lost his reelection bid.

Palin endorsed, Rand Paul also has a
comfortable lead in the Kentucky race.

Thursday, Nikki Haley’s campaign
announced that Sarah Palin will endorse her candidacy for GOP slot in the South
Carolina governor’s race. They release the following statement:

GOVERNOR
SARAH PALIN WILL BE IN COLUMBIA, SC TOMORROW EVENING, FRIDAY MAY 14TH, TO
ENDORSE NIKKI HALEY FOR GOVERNOR

Columbia, SC – Today, the Haley for Governor campaign is
proud to announce that former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate
Sarah Palin will be joining Representative Nikki Haley in Columbia tomorrow
evening, Friday, May 14th, in support of her candidacy for Governor.

In response to Governor Palin’s endorsement, Nikki Haley
said “It is a tremendous honor to receive Governor Palin’s endorsement. Sarah
Palin has energized the conservative movement like few others in our generation.
She has helped millions of Americans find the power of their voice. I am
extremely proud that she has offered her support to my candidacy.”

Nikki Haley, state representative from Lexington, has been
an advocate for fiscal responsibility, transparency in government, and
conservative values since her first day as a state legislator in 2005.

Governor Palin and Representative Haley will appear together
at a public event at 5:30 pm in Columbia tomorrow evening. Details on location
will follow.

According to CNN, “Palin’s
endorsement of Haley puts her at odds with her running mate in the 2008
presidential election, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona.

McCain has backed McMaster in the
primary. McMaster chaired McCain’s South Carolina campaign in 2008.”

… So take that Chuck DeVore
supporters who claim Governor Palin is John McCain’s “puppet.”

Speaking of which, it’s pretty
obvious why those same DeVore loyalists are so cranky about getting their
perceived snub. They know that Governor Palin is the top Conservative in the
nation. They know that the DeVore campaign could have used the boost in
exposure and revenue. They know that Chuck is starting to become a spoiler and
may possibly get Tom Campbell nominated to face off against Boxer this
November. Doing so would most certainly go down much differently than “the
only Conservative in the race” message they have been trying to send.
Rather forcefully and usually in ALL CAPS on twitter, by the way.

On that note, I’m still wondering
why “the only Conservative in the race” is trying so desperately to send
Tom Campbell to Washington. I’m also still wondering why he is running so hard
for the second place spot in a primary election, attacking Carly Fiorina, not
Tom Campbell (a scary candidate if there ever was one) on his website and
elsewhere.

So for now, Chuck will just have to
stick it out with this guy

The value for conservative
candidates getting a Palin endorsement goes without saying. There will be many
contentious battles in the coming months and I am glad to see Governor Palin
getting involved. She’s never been one to ‘play it safe’ or somebody to not
‘step on any toes’ as too many top political leaders are prone to do. She has
shown courage and wisdom in her picks regardless of what many armchair pundits
think or say. She has picked a number of great candidates to support and is
making for a very interesting primary season, to say the least.

UPDATE: Governor Palin made the
Nikki Haley endorsement official today on her Facebook page:

Shaking
it up in South Carolina with Nikki Haley

I’m
very proud to add my voice to Jenny Sanford’s and others in endorsing Nikki
Haley for governor of South Carolina. Nikki is a strong pro-life, pro-Second
Amendment fiscal conservative who served with distinction as a state lawmaker,
a reformer who fought her own party to protect the interests of the taxpayer, a
proud daughter of immigrants who worked night and day to achieve the American
dream, a wife of an officer in the Army National Guard, a board member at her
family’s Methodist church, and – most proudly – the loving mother of two
beautiful kids.

It’s my honor to join Nikki today at a rally at 5:30 pm at
the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. If you are in the area, please come
by and join us.

In the meantime, Nikki needs our support in her race. She’s
the scrappy underdog in a tough competitive primary. Please visit her
website here, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Let’s help this tough, proud daughter of South Carolina
shake things up in the Palmetto state.

- Sarah Palin

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