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 Palin also cheered Tuesday's political upsets by candidates affiliated with the tea party movement, including Christine O'Donnell's surprise win in Delaware over veteran Rep. Mike Castle for a U.S. Senate seat. Palin also endorsed former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, who won that state's Republican nomination to the Senate.
Palin said it's now time for the Republican "political machine" to put aside differences to beat the Democrats on Nov. 2.
"It's a weakened leftist party," Palin called the Democratic Party. "Which is good. because more Americans are understanding that on the right, there are more common-sense solutions."
She called the candidates who won "folks that just have the common-sense understanding that America is heading toward a precipice, and we better turn things around right now."
"The time for choosing is very near and it is time to put aside the internal struggle power grabs," she told the crowd.
Palin also took several jabs at the mainstream media, saying reporters were more concerned about investigating her wardrobe or a facial gesture she made than her track record as a conservative politician.
"According to the media, I was plucked from obscurity while staring at Russia from my house," she said.
Palin was the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair's annual Liberty Gala. The council is a conservative-leaning think tank.
Past gala speakers have included Justice Clarence Thomas, General Tommy Franks, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the late William F. Buckley, Jr.
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