Sarah Palin is urging Virginia voters to turn out tomorrow and “vote for Sarah’s principles” “vote to share our principles” in a new robocall that began rolling out across the state this weekend. The calls are paid for by a group run by former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed, and do not mention the name of any candidate, including GOP gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell.
More from the call script, first reported this morning by CNN’s Peter Hamby:
“The eyes of America will be on Virginia and make no mistake about it, every vote counts. So don’t take anything for granted, vote your values on Tuesday, and urge your friends and family to vote, too.”
Palin’s been selectively on the political scene in the last few months, most notably in the bitter intra-party Republican war in New York’s vacant 23rd congressional district. But her status as a McDonnell surrogate has been a source of controversy in the Virginia campaign. McDonnell “repeatedly and personally” asked for Palin’s help in the campaign before changing his mind in August and declining Palin’s offers for help, according to the Washington Post.
Late Update: Audio of the call appeared on Virginia political blogs a couple of hours after this was posted, leading bloggers that originally reported the call to correct their transcripts. Those corrections have been made above.
Here’s the audio (h/t Greg Sargent):
