The managers of Sarah Palin's new legal defense fund are asking supporters to generate more donations to help the former Alaska governor pay off a "tremendous" load of legal debts.

E-mails sent out Thursday on behalf of the Sarah Palin Legal Defense Fund link to a page on the fund's website featuring a U.S. map sprinkled with pink dots signifying friends.

The e-mail asks recipients to share the "campaign" with friends and family, adding, "we can cover the map with Sarah's supporters across the country!"

Fund manager Tim Crawford, who signed the e-mails, and Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, did not immediately return requests for comment.