Gov. Palin Draws Huge Crowds

Thousands await Sarah Palin's arrival in Jacksonville
...from Ft. Myers News Press
Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer told cheering GOP supporters this morning that the presidential race will be decided by a close, tough campaign for Florida's 27 electoral votes… Greer expressed continued confidence that Sen. John McCain will carry the state and win the White House. Greer spoke at a rally prior to vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's appearance at the Jacksonville landing. He also warned Republicans to be wary of media "spin" on the McCain-Palin message. "I am confident as your chairman that when the media obstructs the message of less taxes and less government and more freedom, when they try to spin our words, when they try to mischaracterize what they have to say, you as Floridians will get the message right," said Greer. "You will tell your neighbors, you will tell your friends, you will tell your family."

Palin’s down-home charm thrills local folks
...from Naples Daily News
Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin packed Germain Arena with a frenzied crowd Brush estimated to be close to 8,000 people for a 20-minute speech

Local Republicans in frenzy over Palin appearance
...from Northwest Florida Daily News
The flow of people and phone calls didn't end until closing time. Folks were registering to vote, collecting signs and bumper stickers and, in great numbers, signing up for tickets to see Palin, the vice presidential candidate, in Pensacola… “Boy she really nailed Obama over the weekend,” gushed Donald McFadden of Mary Esther. “I think she's brilliant. She has a lot of charisma, a level head and she's pro-life.”

Sarah Palin wows crowd of 9,000 in Estero
...from Ft. Myers News Press
The candidate, as promised, turned on the heat - reiterating an attack on Obama's affiliation with William Ayers, a former member of the radical anti-war group The Weather Underground that claimed responsibility for bombings in the 1960s and 1970s. Ayers is now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago… “Wait a minute, he didn't know he launched his career in the living room of a domestic terrorist?” Palin asked.

Palin gets warm welcome in Boca
...from Palm Beach Post
They stood with signs in hands, hugging the front of the room like groupies at a concert. They were waiting for the woman who has caused such a stir, her supporters say, that more people have registered to vote and Democrats will vote Republican… "Just think about it, he's built his career on building up tax dollars ... raising taxes as a senator," Palin said. "He's committed to almost a trillion dollars in new government spending and he doesn't bother to explain where that money will come from and no one seems to want to ask him how he's going to pay for this."