Team Sarah, which has no formal ties to Palin, sent a fundraising appeal to supporters Tuesday afternoon asking them to contribute on behalf of Iowa Family Policy Center Action, which is trying to book Palin for a speech on Nov. 21. Bill Collier of Team Sarah said that IFPC Action has already raised $59,000 for the event.According to Des Moines Conservative Examiner Kevin Hall:
"As you know, we at Team Sarah have supported efforts to raise money for Sarah Palin's PAC and for the Legal Defense Fund, but this effort will actually help her and her family directly and enable her to have resources she directly controls to take care of all the things she needs to do as she launches her national effort to restore the core values of our Conservative movement," Collier wrote in the fundraising pitch obtained by CNN.
If Palin agrees to attend the event, it would be her first appearance in Iowa since she traveled to the state as the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee. Her visit to this critical presidential proving ground could be seen as a step towards a potential run for the White House in 2012.
The Iowa Family Policy Center is an influential social conservative group that promotes the sanctity of life and marriage. Palin backers hope her appearance at the November 21st event would be the first step toward a 2012 Presidential bid.Team Sarah's appeal for donations to help the Iowans bring Sarah Palin to their event is here, and the IFPC website is here. More from Des Moines Register political blogger Tom Beaumont here and The Iowa Republican's Dave Davidson here.
The former Alaska governor is wildly popular among Republicans in the Hawkeye State. She drew a crowd of 10,000 supporters to an appearance at Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines last year. Palin might be the only candidate who could defeat Mike Huckabee in the 2012 Iowa Caucus.
Updates: Shane Vander Hart has several of them here.
- JP
If, yes if, Sarah speaks in Des Moines on the 21st, I may make it.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to meet some Sarah people there. Perhaps a meeting place could be designated for a meet and greet.
16,000 seats available in the arena, so tickets might not sell out for a day or so.
http://theiowarepublican.com/home/2009/10/27/palin-headed-to-iowa/
"The possibility that Sarah Palin will be on stage in Wells Fargo Arena at the same time as Vice President Biden speaks in Hy-Vee Hall would once again bring the national spotlight back to Iowa. The event would also become an opportunity for conservatives, Republicans, and traditional marriage supporters to send a strong message to Vice President Biden and the Democrats gathered across the street by turning out in the thousands."
Hotel rooms are still available at normal prices, so Joe is not filling up the town, but they may go fast if Sarah comes.