Citing "well-placed sources," political website The Iowa Republican is reporting it has confirmed that Sarah Palin will keynote the Republican Party of Iowa's annual Ronald Reagan Dinner scheduled for September 17:
The visit would be Palin’s first visit to Iowa since making a brief stop in the state in December of 2009 for a book signing. The visit to the First-In-The-Nation Caucus state is certain to create buzz about a potential run for president in 2012.The IR says the Iowa GOP will release more details about the event Tuesday.
Palin’s visit comes on the heels of her appearance at Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally in Washington D.C. It also comes a week after TheIowaRepublican.com released polling results that showed Palin trailing Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich in a 2012 caucus poll.
Bringing Palin to the state is a big deal for the Republican Party of Iowa. Most people have strong opinions of Palin following the 2008 presidential campaign, and she is sure to be a tremendous draw for the state party.
If the report is credible, it should ignite a new round of speculation about Gov. Palin's plans for 2012. Some pundits have dismissed a possible presidential run by the governor because she has not been making appearances in Iowa. Some of her potential rivals for the GOP presidential nomination, meanwhile, have found their way to the The Hawkeye State, some of them quite frequently.
It's no secret that the Iowa GOP has been actively working to try to get Gov. Palin to keynote its annual Reagan Day Dinner since at least July of 2009, as this story from the Des Moines Register archives confirms. The state party was not able to seal the deal last year, but perhaps it has finally managed to pull it off for 2010. We should have a better idea tomorrow.
- JP
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