They Said "Thanks But No Thanks" To That Crazy Chick From Alaska

Evidently there are still some Republicans running for office who don't mind keeping it real. While all of the GOP pundit, strategists and bloggers are spinning furiously over Sarah Palin's future with the party, at least two Republican candidates aren't buying it.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor was driven in part by her wish to help Republican candidates across the country, associates say.

But in New Jersey and Virginia, two states with competitive governors' races this year, the prospect of a visit from the party's 2008 vice presidential nominee has so far drawn a muted response from the GOP contenders there.

In Virginia, a historically conservative state where Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 to win, Republican Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his campaign had had conversations with the Palin camp but stopped short of saying whether he wanted her help.

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"I don't know how this recent announcement — which I still don't fully understand; I only know what I've read in the media — how that fully plays out and whether she's going to prefer a private life or whether she still wants to stay actively involved," McDonnell said.

In New Jersey, where President Barack Obama trounced the McCain-Palin ticket by 15 percentage points last November, state Republican Chairman Jay Webber said he'd had no contact with Palin or her team about a campaign visit on behalf of GOP candidate Chris Christie.

Several statewide polls have shown Christie, a former U.S. attorney, leading Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who is running for re-election.

"We don't have any plans on having her in," Webber said. "We're busy working to get Chris Christie elected and telling people about the failed record of Gov. Corzine."

Of course if the economy turns around and health care reform gets passed and in turn these guys lose, of course the Bill Kristols of the world will claim that its all because they didn't invite Palin. Such is the wingnut hive mind these days.