Sarah Palin has cancelled her speech at a tea party rally September 3 in Indianola, Iowa, reports the Wall Street Journal. Palin, whose campaign-style Iowa web video released earlier this month had ended with the line “Thank you Iowa! See you again September 3rd,” does plan to have an event September 2 in Des Moines, Iowa.
UPDATE: News outlets are now reporting that Palin may or may not give the speech. A source close to Palin told RealClearPolitics that the event was “on hold” and that “there are some planning issues regarding the hosts and some concern that the invitation that was proffered is not the event that is now being put together.” CNN is reporting that sources close to Palin say that she “is no longer likely to attend” but “could still appear at the event.” It’s unclear what the issue is, although the Palin sources also told CNN event organizers had been “dishonest” and the Wall Street Journal that organizers had been “continually lying.” The role of Christine O’Donnell (timeline there: she was invited to speak, then her invitation was withdrawn, now it appears she was invited again) may also be a factor in the Palin camp’s decision whether to attend or not.
The Journal has posted a correction on the original piece: “Sarah Palin put her appearance at a Tea Party of America rally in Indianola, Iowa, on hold but did not cancel it, as incorrectly reported in an earlier version of this post.”