Radio host Mark Levin read a statement from former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin in which she announced her plan to stay out of the Republican primary for president while remaining active in supporting candidates this election cycle.
Levin read from her statement:
“I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office,” Palin added, “from the nation’s governors to congressional seats to the presidency.” Palin’s statement held out the prospect that she might endorse another presidential candidate, and certainly that she would engage in political activity along the lines of her 2010 endorsements of Gov. Nikki Haley, R-SC, and others.
Palin told Levin she would not make a run as a third party candidate. “I would assume that a third party run would just guarantee Obama’s reelection,” Palin said, “and that’s the last thing our Republic can afford. So, the consideration is not there for a third party [candidacy], no.”
