“We are so thankful that we have the candidate who’s willing and able, today, to make America great again,” Palin said.
Palin asked them to make sure that those who take issue with Trump’s “tone” or “personality” still understand the ramifications of what would happen if he’s not elected president.
“I happen to like the candidness and political incorrectness,” Palin said of the Republican Party presidential nominee.
With just one day left before the election, Palin’s message to those at the rally was simple: get others to vote.
“We have these hours to go where the mission of ours is to get out the vote,” Palin said.
Palin, who ran as the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, had her nomination announced eight years ago at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.
Earlier Monday, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley held a press conference in response to Palin’s return to the Miami Valley.
“Quite frankly it’s just a reminder of the stakes of this election,” Whaley said. “They had to go all the way to Alaska to find a woman that’s supporting Donald Trump considering Shannon Jones, Peggy Lehner, Betty Montgomery—any woman elected in this state—is saying nothing or is saying that they cannot support Donald Trump,” she continued.
Whaley questioned Palin’s support for Trump, saying that Palin neglected to stand as a “voice of dissent in the face of Trump’s behavior towards women” while still campaigning for Trump after remarks he made about 2008 republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Jones, Lehner and Montgomery are current or former Republican elected officials.
“Trump insulted Palin’s running mate John McCain, claiming he wasn’t a war hero because he was captured as a POW in the Vietnam war and calling him a coward for not supporting his bid for president,” Whaley said. “Still Sarah Palin doesn’t stop. She chooses to speak loudly on behalf of this man on the last day before the race.”
At the Trump-Pence headquarters in Kettering, volunteers like Chris Reaper felt “re-energized” after Palin’s vist.
“It feels real good. When you see someone that’s really famous, that’s not something you get every day,” Reaper said. “It lets us know that they’re willing to come out and talk to us and shake our hand.”
Dale Bolander echoed Reaper saying that the former Alaska governor was a “breath of fresh air.”
“She has a certain freshness about her,” Bolander continued.
Palin also made Ohio stops Monday in Cincinnati, Washington Court House and Zanesville.
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