Will Palin stump for McDonnell (and when)?

With Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour scheduled to stop in Virginia Beach and Richmond to rally VA Gov candidate, Bob McDonnell, The Richmond Report asks the question: When's Sarah Palin going to show up?

After all, the list of Stumpers for Bob, so far includes Jindal, Rudy, Steele, Fred Thompson, Romney, Huckabee, and McCain.

Well, the answer may lie in a Washington Post piece from December 25th which said no less than Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Charlie Crist, and Mark Sanford were all expected to host fundraisers for McDonnell.

The source? "GOP sources". The time-frame. TBD. That's slim pickings to guess the way forward.

But here's guessing Palin will make an appearance in mid-late October that's certain generate tremendous publicity and crowds to McDonell's campaign. The only question is whether McDonnell's going to want to solicit the visit at such a late stage in the game. Palin delivered big for Chambliss in Georgia, but is she as well-received in Virginia?

Maybe not -- last month the Democratic party attacked McDonnell by linking him to Huckabee and Palin, meaning those two names might not be as welcome among independent voters in Virginia.