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Ready for Hillary uses Sarah Palin speech to raise funds

The fundraising email included an offer of a Ready for Hillary magnet for all who donate at least $20.16.

By Frances Burns
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. UPI/Molly Riley
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. UPI/Molly Riley | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Ready for Hillary, a Super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's likely presidential run, is using a photo of Sarah Palin holding up a Ready for Hillary magnet to attract donations.

Palin spoke Saturday at the Iowa Freedom Summit. The event, sponsored by Rep. Steven King, R-Iowa, featured a group of possible Republican presidential nominees.

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"I'm ready for Hillary, are you? Are you coming?" Palin asked the crowd. "Hey Iowa, can anyone stop Hillary? To borrow a phrase, 'Yes we can!' And it starts here and it starts now.":

Ready for Hillary responded with a fundraising email blast Monday: "No, Sarah Palin did not join Ready for Hillary's effort," reads the fundraising email. "Let's show Sarah Palin and everyone else that millions of Americans will stand with Hillary and have her back every single day."

The PAC offered a Ready for Hillary magnet to anyone who donated at least $20.16.

Palin was forced to improvise after her teleprompter broke down. She touched on a range of suubjects, from the "left in Hollywood" to Obamacare to advising women to develop strong backs because "the only time a man can ride you is when your back is bent."

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"Now the press asks, the press asks, 'Can anyone stop Hillary?' Again, this is to forego a conclusion, right? It's to scare us off, to convince us that -- a pantsuit can crush patriots," she said of Clinton.

The Summit was the first major gathering of potential candidates on the Republican side as the 2016 presidential scramble gets underway. Palin, Sen. John McCain's running mate in 2008, told interviewers last week she is seriously considering another run for president.

Palin resigned as governor of Alaska in July 2009 after 2 1/2 years in office.

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