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Sarah Palin said she is joining the ranks for Mark Levin and Sean Hannity to endorse Orrin Hatch for Senate in Utah, which will undoubtedly cause some friction for those who are fighting so hard to defeat him in Utah:

Ted Cruz won’t go to the U.S. Senate to get along in the U.S. Senate, the candidate told Gregg County Republicans on Wednesday in Longview. “We need to draw a line in the sand,” the Republican told some 40 party members, after recalling a Dallas Morning News editorial panel asking about the need for compromise in Washington, D.C. “At this point, I literally laughed out loud,” Cruz said. “If you’re looking for an established moderate who will go to Washington and work across the aisle and compromise, and continue this spending and building the debt deeper ... I’m not the...

Former Alaska Gov. and conservative icon Sarah Palin endorsed former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate race Thursday morning. Both Palin and her husband, Todd, pledge their support in a letter to Cruz, who hopes to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. “Your conservative principles, passionate defense of our Constitution and our free market system come at a time when these cornerstones of our freedom and prosperity are under attack,” Palin wrote in the letter, according to the campaign. “Our shared goal isn’t just to change the majority in control of the Senate, but to assure...

Sarah Palin endorses Christine O'Donnell (R) over Rep. Mike Castle (R) in the Republican primary for Senate in the state of Delaware. "They are going to say I am spending political capital that I don't have to," Palin said of her endorsement for O'Donnell.

DOVER, Del. — To insurgent Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, sometimes a tweet is just a tweet. Even when Sarah Palin is doing the typing. Speaking to reporters after an evening rally on the lawn of the state Capitol Wednesday, O'Donnell said while she still hoped to earn an endorsement from the former Alaska governor-turned-conservative-superstar, Palin's retweet of support from another backer doesn't meet the threshold. On late Tuesday, Palin passed along a message written by a conservative radio host that said [O'Donnell's] “election must be a major focus for us all." But O'Donnell said that she doesn’t consider the...

Heard it Hannity.

Sarah Palin just offered a surprise endorsement of insurgent Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, calling in to Sean Hannity's radio show to offer her support. The news broke mainly on Twitter, after O'Donnell and Hannity tweeted it. Dave Weigel points out some back-story here: O'Donnell's campaign manager, Matt Moran, comes from the campaign of Dave Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in upstate New York who briefly captivated people who follow special House elections when he ran a campaign, fueled party by Palin's endorsement, that eventually forced the Republican candidate out of the race and handed the seat to Democrats. It...

I didn’t hear it happen, but evidently she did it this afternoon on Hannity’s radio show. No audio (yet), alas, but here’s Hannity’s tweet: Thanks @SarahPalinUSA for the last minute call in. Endorsement of Christine O’Donnell was an exclusive. Said she hadn’t told Christine yet. And here’s Dave Weigel, who’s relishing the thought of a Palin vs. the Weekly Standard primary battle, with some background: I previously reported that O’Donnell met with Palin at the August 28 “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington. Here’s some more of the backstory. Matt Moran, O’Donnell’s campaign manager, previously worked with Doug Hoffman’s campaign in...

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Two days after hinting at her support for the Tea Party Express-backed Delaware Senate candidate, former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin officially endorsed Christine O'Donnell's GOP primary bid against Rep. Mike Castle Thursday. Palin made the news during an unexpected call into Sean Hannity's radio program. "Thanks @SarahPalinUSA for the last minute call in. Endorsement of Christine O'Donnell was an exclusive. Said she hadn't told Christine yet," wrote the conservative talk show host on his Twitter page. O'Donnell then thanked Palin via tweet. "@sarahpalinusa Thank you for support on @SeanHannity today!” she wrote. "Thank you for...

Sarah Palin endorses Christine O'Donnell on Sean Hannity's radio program. | AP Photo Close By DAVID CATANESE | 9/9/10 5:04 PM EDT REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Two days after hinting at her support for the Tea Party Express-backed Delaware Senate candidate, former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin officially endorsed Christine O'Donnell's GOP primary bid against Rep. Mike Castle Thursday. Palin made the news during an unexpected call into Sean Hannity's radio program. "Thanks @SarahPalinUSA for the last minute call in. Endorsement of Christine O'Donnell was an exclusive. Said she hadn't told Christine yet," wrote the conservative talk show host...

Just announced on our local talk radio station.... The Christine O'Donnell just got an official endorsement by Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell in her primary against one-time frontrunner Rep. Mike Castle, announcing her choice by calling in to Sean Hannity's radio show.

TUCSON, Ariz. — No one will ever accuse Jesse Kelly of bringing weak tea to the party. The conservative 29-year-old Marine combat veteran and tea party favorite made waves this week when a video of him criticizing Sarah Palin's endorsements of "people who will sell our principles down the river" surfaced and caused a stir. The brief moment of national notoriety notwithstanding, Kelly is surging at the end of the 8th District GOP primary campaign here, largely on the strength of an impressive grassroots organization and a cocky, free-wheeling style that contrasts sharply with that of the more measured, more...

Black Pro-Life Advocates Oppose Palin Endorsement of Pro-Choice Karen Handel By Christian NewswireTuesday, July 27, 2010 Black pro-life leaders in Georgia today strongly opposed Governor Palin’s endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel. “It is with a heavy heart that we express our profound disappointment with Governor Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Planned Parenthood’s benefactor, candidate Karen Handel,” said Dr. Alveda King, (niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) pro-life advocate and leader in the Black Pro-life Movement...

Ex-Georgia secretary of state Karen Handel has nabbed a spot in the Republican runoff for governor. With 64 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial returns show Handel had 32 percent of the vote. Her candidacy has been buoyed by the backing of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. There was a furious three-way battle behind her for the second runoff spot. Former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal had 25 percent of the vote. Former state Sen. Eric Johnson had 19 percent of the vote, while state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine had 18 percent. They were among seven Republicans vying for their party's nomination....

Sarah Palin got some push-back Wednesday, but not from one of her liberal critics in the "mainstream" media. No, it was a conservative -- and influential -- New Hampshire newspaper that tartly dismissed the former Alaska governor's recent endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte. In a front-page editorial, New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid wrote that Palin's endorsement should "neither surprise nor upset the other campaigns" since voters in the state are "rarely impressed by what outsiders have to say." Better pay attention: in a state that traditionally hosts the first presidential primary -- and will again...

Some of Sarah Palin’s riskiest endorsements scored major victories Tuesday for the former Alaska governor, showing off her power in Republican primaries. Palin had four primary endorsements in play – Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Terry Branstad and Cecile Bledsoe – and three won or moved on to a runoff. Palin served different roles for each candidate – sometimes spotlighting conservatives not well known to the national scene while at others validating conservative credentials to an unsure grassroots and even stepping in to deflect nasty attacks. Perhaps Palin’s most powerful demonstration came in South Carolina, where her endorsement propelled a major...

After a stretch in which an endorsement from Sarah Palin was considered a rarity, the former Alaska governor has become something of an endorsement machine as of late. In the past week alone, she has endorsed four candidates, ranging from a tea party contender for Senate in her home state of Alaska to the GOP establishment favorite for Iowa governor. Palin has backed both clear winners and decided long-shots; she's weighed in on behalf of "mama grizzlies," but an extra X chromosome doesn't necessarily mean an automatic endorsement (see Hutchison, Kay Bailey). Some candidates (such as former Redskins tight end...

DES MOINES - Sarah Palin's endorsement of ex-Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had some Iowans wondering Friday how rogue the former Alaska governor is. "Sarah Palin has demonstrated that she's either not running for president and, therefore, doesn't care about her political future or that she lacks any understanding of the Iowans who would have made up her base of support," said Eric Woolson, campaign manager for Branstad's chief rival in Tuesday's primary election, Sioux City business consultant Bob Vander Plaats. "This is not about going rogue. It's not about defeating the establishment, but about embracing the establishment," Vander Plaats said...