Who will Palin campaign for?

When Sarah Palins says she plant to stay active in Republican politics, it’s widely assumed that she’ll stump for GOP candidates across the country to boost her profile.

But the two highest-profile candidates of 2009 seem less than enthusiastic about her support.

In gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, the Republican candidates have demurred when asked whether they’d like Palin to hit the trail for them.

Here’s Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell:

In an interview with ABCNews.com, McDonnell called Palin a “good spokesman” and said he would welcome anyone who wanted to come to Virginia on his behalf. McDonnell, a former state attorney general, is in a tight race with Democrat Creigh Deeds to succeed outgoing Gov. Tim Kaine, a moderate who now chairs the Democratic National Committee.

But McDonnell also predicted the contest would not be affected by any high-profile endorsements on either side and professed confusion about Palin’s abrupt decision to leave office with 18 months left in her term.

“I don’t know how this recent announcement–which I still don’t fully understand, I only know what I’ve read in the media–how that fully plays out and whether she’s going to prefer a private life or whether she still wants to stay actively involved,” McDonnell said.

And here’s the chairman of the NJ GOP on whether Palin will stump for candidate Chris Christie:

“We don’t have any plans on having her in,” Webber said. “We’re busy working to get Chris Christie elected and telling people about the failed record of Gov. Corzine.”