I realize some people might take this as a negative, but at the end of the day, Sarah Palin has been the single most influential person in this election cycle (with the possible exception of Barack Obama who is motivating one of the largest anti-incumbent-party elections in US history.)

Therefore, it’s obviously newsworthy to learn that Sarah Palin is endorsing Tom Tancredo, an endorsement which will be heard in “robocalls” across the state in coming hours.

According to the Tancredo press release, the script of the Palin call is as follows:

Hi, this is Governor Sarah Palin. I’m calling to ask that you and your neighbors vote for Tom Tancredo to be the next Governor of Colorado on Tuesday. Tom is the right man for the job and he’ll fight for lower taxes, he’ll stop growing government, and start growing the economy. And we know he’ll continue working to end illegal immigration. Please vote for Tancredo on Tuesday. Thank you.

Your guess is as good as mine whether this will have any impact, especially with just hours left.  It would have been much more helpful to Tancredo if Palin had acted a week earlier, but perhaps “better late than never” is extremely appropriate here.