GOP candidates in Va., NJ wary of Palin

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Source: AP

By BETH FOUHY and BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writers Beth Fouhy And Bob Lewis, Associated Press Writers – 45 mins ago

NEW YORK – Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor was driven in part by her wish to help Republican candidates across the country, associates say.

But in New Jersey and Virginia, two states with competitive governors' races this year, the prospect of a visit from the party's 2008 vice presidential nominee has so far drawn a muted response from the GOP contenders there.

In Virginia, a historically conservative state where Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 to win, Republican Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his campaign had had conversations with the Palin camp but stopped short of saying whether he wanted her help.

In New Jersey, where President Barack Obama trounced the McCain-Palin ticket by 15 percentage points last November, state Republican Chairman Jay Webber said he'd had no contact with Palin or her team about a campaign visit on behalf of GOP candidate Chris Christie.

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"Her positions are certainly consistent with where Christie's been," Corzine spokesman Sean Darcy said. "They would both deny a woman the right to choose and they oppose new gun control legislation. And like Palin, Christie's staked out conservative right-wing positions on rejecting the federal stimulus money, which would create thousands of jobs."

In Virginia, Jared Leopold, a spokesman for Deeds, said, "If what Bob McDonnell wants to do is to bring in Sarah Palin and advocate for the same Republican policies that would take Virginia backward, I think Virginians would say, 'Thanks, but no thanks.'"

[Alexander]

1. They are afraid she will sink their campaigns.

It seems the Republican Party has no further use for Sarah Palin.

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2. Now why would they be worried about Palin in VA?

Oh yeah. Because Obama kicked the living shit out of McCain/Palin in VA. Maybe she can talk about the "real Virginia" again!

:rofl:

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3. I wouldn't call

52.63% to 46.33% "kicking the living shit". I'd save that for a win of at least 15%.

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4. Call it what you like

Obama flipped the state damn near 15% (Bush won by 8% in 2004), and he was the first Dem to win it in 34 years. Translation: Palin FAIL and total ass-kicking.