Palin to Attend Southern Republican Leadership Conference

The SRLC's official press release

Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she will speak to the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.

“I’m looking forward to addressing conservative activists from across the south at the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference. This is a great opportunity to listen and speak to those who are helping to set the direction of our party,” Governor Palin said.

SRLC 2010 will be held on April 8-11, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana and will include the Republican Party’s activists, donors, elected officials and candidates from 14 southern states.

“We’re excited to have Governor Palin join us in New Orleans. She represents the future of the Republican Party and will be a huge draw for conservative activists from across the country,”

For more information visit http://www.srlc2010.com.

From Politico

The Southern Republican Leadership Conference, taking place this April in New Orleans, just announced that Sarah Palin would be among the speakers.

“I’m looking forward to addressing conservative activists from across the south at the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference. This is a great opportunity to listen and speak to those who are helping to set the direction of our party,” she said in the anodyne press release.

But the event is the first event on the 2012 circuit at which she'll appear (she's skipping CPAC) and the first real chance to gauge the interest in her candidacy among the core of Republican activists and operatives.

The group's director, Charlie Davis, called her "the future of the Republican Party" as well as "a huge draw" in his press release.