Ed Gillespie contacted Levin because he says that Politico never contacted him in their GOP wants to stop Palin story before using his name and in fact he says that he welcomes Sarah Palin to run and believes the Tea Party has it right. He contacted Politico about the error and they said they were told by someone that is how he felt.
Just another reason not to trust Politico’s anonymous sources. Here’s the interview with Levin and Gillespie: