2006 Palin Ad Touted Stevens Endorsement

by Andy Barr - 08/30/08 12:19 PM ET

Announcing that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) would be John McCain vice presidential pick, the McCain campaign touted her “record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington” and her challenge to a “corrupt system” in Alaska.

But during her run for Governor in 2006, one of Palin’s ads highlighted the support of now indicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).

Stevens, who won his GOP primary this week, was indicted in July for allegedly receiving improper gifts after an federal investigation into his relationship with the VECO Corp.

“We have a state that needs new management,” the 84-year-old senator says in the ad.

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