September 13th, 2010
02:36 PM ET
13 years ago

Palin robocall for Christine O'Donnell

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/13/art.odonnell.delaware.jpg caption="Sarah Palin has taped a last-minute robo-call for Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell."]

Lewes, Delaware (CNN) - Sarah Palin is taking on the GOP establishment again.

"I can relate to the vicious personal attacks on Christine and can tell you it's sad to see the establishment's desperation in this," the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee says in a new robocall and radio ad taped for Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell who she endorsed last week.

O'Donnell is the insurgent tea-party backed candidate who is now giving the state's best known Republican, Representative Mike Castle, a run for his money in the primary. O'Donnell won the endorsement of the Tea Party Express this summer and both Palin and Senator Jim DeMint threw their support behind her campaign in the last few days.

The O'Donnell campaign has bought time to broadcast the Palin robocall on the radio. In it Palin says "a wave of positive change can really sweep across our land with the election of Constitutional conservatives like Christine who promise to use common sense and rein in federal government spending." She urges listeners to vote on Tuesday insisting, "We just can't afford more of the same in Washington and Christine will help usher in the real change that we need."

As money has poured in to O'Donnell's campaign and she's closed ground with Castle, she's come under heavy attack. She's been accused of personal financial problems and the state GOP filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging the O'Donnell campaign coordinated with a tea party PAC. The O'Donnell campaign denies that charge.

Sarah Palin has also recorded a robocall for the establishment-backed Republican Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire, among others.


Filed under: 2010 • Christine O'Donnell • Delaware • Sarah Palin
soundoff (38 Responses)
  1. Jimbo (the real one)

    I wonder how much Palin charged her for the endorsement? If Sister Sarah was happy to try and make money by trivializing 09/11 up in Alaska she certainly wouldn't pass up this opportunity with a desperate candidate...

    September 13, 2010 03:45 pm at 3:45 pm |
  2. Kevin

    wow, anyone that is stupid enough to actually listen to a Sara Palin roboall and do anything that she is asking you to do is psycho.

    September 13, 2010 03:45 pm at 3:45 pm |
  3. Danny Cali

    Dump all Republican they have no future for Americans. Let VOTE FOR big "D".

    September 13, 2010 03:48 pm at 3:48 pm |
  4. People's Voice

    Sara has found someone just as crazy as herself. This woman is a real loon.

    September 13, 2010 03:51 pm at 3:51 pm |
  5. malabar

    Who is this girl Sarah Palin? and why is she sooo unuuusual! hahaha, i likes d sarah, cud care less 4 deleware. whatever, just keep the Palin obsession going cnn. thnx

    September 13, 2010 03:52 pm at 3:52 pm |
  6. Jacob

    Sarah Palin DOES NOT care about you! Don't any of you Tea Party peeps get it yet!?!?

    September 13, 2010 03:54 pm at 3:54 pm |
  7. George Guadiane - Austerlitz, NY

    In NOVEMBER, everyone who is afraid of the "Tin Foil Hat Brigade" (Tea Party), please remember who they supported and vote against them to protect yourself and the country from their truly totalitarian intentions. Muslim Taliban/Christian Taliban – which do you want running the country (like me) NEITHER??? Vote for the less crazy, less dangerous (NON TEA PARTY) candidates.

    September 13, 2010 03:55 pm at 3:55 pm |
  8. Laurie

    Sarah Palin is the queen of vicious personal attacks on other, so she is able to relate. Mama Grizzlies viciously attacking everything and everyone in their path. I am a Democrat, but GO MIKE CASTLE!!!!

    September 13, 2010 03:56 pm at 3:56 pm |
  9. paul

    elect empty vessels who will then do your bidding because they do not have ideas of their own

    September 13, 2010 03:56 pm at 3:56 pm |
  10. Ted

    Geez. I can imagine how this robocall goes.

    Hey there Delawarians, this here is Sarah Palin, half governor of Alaska, mayoral twit from Wasilla, and unvetted VP candidate for 2008. Ya know, this here Christine odonnell is the best thing for you all. You probably like the incumbent guy, but those incumbent GOPers need to be fired so us Tea Partiers can get to Washington DC and show them folks a little down home ass kicking. Yep, you betcha. Christine will take your needs and go to Washington and kick ass. We need the Tea Bagger to all stand up and get rid of the mainline GOPers now so we can get after them Dem O Crats. You betcha. Love Sarah.

    September 13, 2010 04:00 pm at 4:00 pm |
  11. Rick McDaniel

    Robo-calls should be illegal. no one should have the right to intrude on any citizen's personal phone to advertise anything! Including Political candidates.

    September 13, 2010 04:02 pm at 4:02 pm |
  12. Former Republican, now an Independent

    Palin and DeMint represent what is wrong with the Tea Party movement. It is dominated and controlled by the same people who are destroying the republican party. It will take years to overcome the damage done by extremists like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Palin, DeMint, etc.

    September 13, 2010 04:03 pm at 4:03 pm |
  13. ABM

    I just blocked my phone number from the public register b/c I do not want HER calling my house spewing her warped ideals.

    September 13, 2010 04:05 pm at 4:05 pm |
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