Real Clear Politics reports this afternoon that Palin has agreed to speak at the "Restoring America" tea party event after all. "We had some long discussions with the organizers; we talked about our concerns and worked them out, and they stepped up their game today," a Palin source told RCP.
Wednesday morning update:
Palin appearance at Iowa tea party event in doubt (Talking Points Memo): First Sarah Palin was scheduled to attend the Tea Party of America's Iowa rally this weekend. Then Christine O'Donnell was invited. Then Christine O'Donnell was uninvited. Then she was re-invited. Now Palin is out. Maybe.
"I would rather have a root canal than to have to deal with all of this," says tea party organizer (Patch): Ken Crow is upset. Crow, the founder of Iowa's Tea Party of America, said his well-intentioned efforts to plan an event that would "make a difference," have instead sullied his opinion of the politicians and the people that work for them. "Dealing with politicians is like trying to herd cats," he said Wednesday.
Blame the organizer, not Palin (David Weigel, Slate)
Tuesday headlines:
Christine O'Donnell dropped from Iowa event featuring Palin (L.A. Times): Christine O'Donnell was threatening to make trouble for Sarah Palin's speech this weekend to a tea-party group in Iowa, but it looks like O'Donnell won't be showing up after all. After it was widely reported that the former Delaware senatorial candidate, author and TV interview flight risk would speak before Palin at the Indianola event Saturday, the organizers of the "Restoring America" rally have apparently changed their minds.
Also: Palin's PAC says it had nothing to do with O'Donnell decision (Wall Street Journal)
Who doomed Palin's presidential dreams? (Talking Points Memo): It feels as if Palin's fabled 2012 run, a source of fervent speculation since before the 2008 contest even ended, has already gone out with a whimper. ... Who is to blame? Here's a look at five of the leading culprits: Alaska, GOP establishment, Rick Perry/Michele Bachmann, women and Palin herself.
Iowans weigh a possible Palin presidential campaign (Des Moines Register): The unpredictable Sarah Palin is a rare Republican who could take a presidential campaign from zero to 70 in nothing flat were she to declare a bid, Iowa Republicans say, even though some doubt she would become the nominee. Interviews with a couple dozen plugged-in Iowa Republicans revealed more pluses pointing to a credible Palin campaign than minuses.
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