Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) will be attending the kickoff of the “Tea Party Express III” in Searchlight, Nevada, the hometown of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Palin, via her Facebook page, says she will attend the event “in March.”
Reid is facing a tough re-election battle in Nevada, where he has been trailing in the polls for weeks
Palin, the 2008 GOP Vice Presidential Nominee, is also speaking at the Tea Party National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend.
The event has come under fire lately with critics decrying it as a for profit venture and the antithesis of the grass roots, organic, Tea party movement.
It has been widely reported that the Republican mega-star will be paid $100,000 for her Nashville appearance.
However, Palin also announced via her facebook page that she will “not benefit financially from speaking at this event… any compensation for my appearance will go right back to the cause.”