March 2010 – June 2010
Palin rolls out a series of endorsements for the 2010 midterms, backing a host of Tea Party candidates, including Nikki Haley (for South Carolina governor), House candidates Tim Burns (South Carolina) and Cecile Bledsoe (Alaska) and Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller. From time to time, her support of the GOP's establishment candidates — including California Senate candidate (and former HP CEO) Carly Fiorina and Iowa Gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad — results in outcries and backlash from her Facebook fans.