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What Sarah Palin Really Wants Out of Her Return to Politics
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| Contributor | WA Indy |
| Last Edited | WA Indy Apr 27, 2022 03:37pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Joanna Weiss |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 27, 2022 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
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What would be the point? In the previous year, as a reporter covering the presidential race for the Boston Globe, I had watched Palin rocket from obscure small-state politician to vice-presidential nominee and polarizing national celebrity. When she resigned as governor, she told the Alaska press that she was stepping down because a string of ethics investigations against her were too costly for the state and her family. But when she launched a reality TV show a year later, it seemed clear that she was finished with oil royalties and wolf-hunting regulations and administrative home state matters. Now, it was time to be a star.
It says something, perhaps, about the success of that experiment that Palin is back in electoral politics again, entering the crowded race for Alaska’s sole congressional seat, generating a media buzz that may be out of proportion to her ability to win. Her return to politics doesn’t necessarily mean Palin has discovered a new love for the minutiae of legislating or the gruntwork of constituent services. Instead, it suggests that national political office has changed to better suit her real ambitions. |
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