Because she was spouting the same nonsense during their campaign together. Still is
When you tie your support for Hayworth to a hatred and dismissal of Palin, you alienate people you shouldn’t want to alienate.
Just a word of advice.
"I support [McCain's] position on immigration."
FMR. AK. GOV. SARAH PALIN, 27 MAR. 2010
"We're going to have to secure the borders first,
and then enact comprehensive immigration,
but the border has to be secured first."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 21 MAY 2010