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I think she's smart enough to pick someone with more military and foreign policy knowledge as the replacement VP. Duncan Hunter maybe? :)

Foreign policy and relations are people relations writ large. Sarah has a 80+% approval rating in Alaska.

Sarah will be able to handle foreign policy just fine and as you say, she'll look for informed advisers as needed.

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I bet she knows how many states there are too!