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Palin on 2012: 'If it's right, then we will pursue that'
CNN ^ | 4/21/10 | staff

Posted on 04/21/2010 4:25:52 PM PDT by pissant

Sarah Palin continues to leave the door to a White House run wide open.

In an interview with "100 Huntley Street," a daily Christian talk show based in Ontario, the former Alaska governor said she "doesn't know politically what is next for me."

But Palin said she will "pursue" a presidential bid in 2012 if she decides it's the best way to help everyday people with their challenges.

The former vice presidential candidate has generally avoided talking specifically about her 2012 plans, but her comments in Canada are her most forthcoming since she told Fox News in February that it would be "absurd" not to consider a presidential bid.

Palin said she and her family have had an "exciting and full ride" since the 2008 presidential campaign ended. Her travels around the country over the last year and a half, she explained, have given her a glimpse of some of the struggles that regular Americans face every day.

"If I can help provide some encouragement, some inspiration, some hope for them to get through their battles and make good decisions and get through a challenge, because that's what we've been able to do, then I am going to stay focused on that," she said in the interview, set to air next week. "Whether that's on a local level in my own little town of Wasilla, or in the Oval Office, if it's right, then we will pursue that."

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; palin; palin2012; pds; sarahpalin
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1 posted on 04/21/2010 4:25:52 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

Run Sarah Run!


2 posted on 04/21/2010 4:26:37 PM PDT by VastRWCon
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To: pissant

3 posted on 04/21/2010 4:27:41 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: momto6; Fiddlstix; Jay Thomas; never2late; GOP_Raider; victim soul; VampireStateNY; NavyCanDo; ...

(((PING)))


4 posted on 04/21/2010 4:32:31 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: pissant

Id like to see Sarah and Michelle B. take that ride because win or lose it would be a ride well worth it.


5 posted on 04/21/2010 4:33:23 PM PDT by Maelstorm (Some want to enslave your body others your soul.)
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To: pissant

Sneak peak of interview here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2497814/posts


6 posted on 04/21/2010 4:33:45 PM PDT by rae4palin (RESIST--REPEAL--IMPEACH)
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To: pissant

Keeping the Sarah brand alive.


7 posted on 04/21/2010 4:34:59 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: wtc911

She’s not my top choice. Just posting the news.


8 posted on 04/21/2010 4:36:16 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: VastRWCon
Ann Coulter is wrong.

If ever there was a candidate who is ready to run for President, it's Palin.
Ann, like most of the GOP and conservative establishment, sees Palin as a cash cow, someone who can raise money and give speeches but should sit on the sidelines waving pom-poms while "the boys" do the real work.
I disagree with this premise. It completely ignores Palin's 16 years of political experience, the fact that Palin is the most vetted Republican in the field, and that she has already soaked up the attacks against her.

9 posted on 04/21/2010 4:37:32 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Obamunism: You have two cows. The regime redistributes them and shoots you dead)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
"If I can help provide some encouragement, some inspiration, some hope for them to get through their battles and make good decisions and get through a challenge, because that's what we've been able to do, then I am going to stay focused on that," she said in the interview, set to air next week. "Whether that's on a local level in my own little town of Wasilla, or in the Oval Office, if it's right, then we will pursue that."


10 posted on 04/21/2010 4:37:41 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Maelstorm
You are so correct.
It would be a magnificent campaign - win or lose.
11 posted on 04/21/2010 4:40:50 PM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: pissant
I know...just adding my take on it. As long as she maintains the possibility the franchise thrives. As soon as she says a definite no her value in the marketplace drops.

That is not to say that she's not being effective, she is.

12 posted on 04/21/2010 4:41:02 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
er, Kent....did your really mean conservatives like John McCain? Er....don't you mean republicans like McCain, Romney?

Those two are not conservative. At all.

SARAH is a conservative, it is questionable whether or not she is a Republican if used by today's standard Repub-little men and women scared out of their own skin.

13 posted on 04/21/2010 4:42:46 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they destroy our nation.)
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To: wtc911

Life’s tough all over ain’t it? >:)


14 posted on 04/21/2010 4:43:22 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Maelstorm

They’re my choice and my tagline.


15 posted on 04/21/2010 4:44:38 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Sarah's demonstrable ability to effectively champion genuine conservative governing values terrifies the CINO-esque Mitt Romney/David Frum/Michael Steele RNC element.

That's not a "bug"; that's a feature. ;)


16 posted on 04/21/2010 4:45:52 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: pissant

She won’t win the nomination, once the gloves come off.


17 posted on 04/21/2010 4:47:44 PM PDT by FTJM
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To: everyone; Bellagio

18 posted on 04/21/2010 4:47:57 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: Republic
er, Kent....did your really mean conservatives like John McCain? Er....don't you mean republicans like McCain, Romney?

The pic in question in no way, shape or form refers to either McCain or Mittens as "conservatives." Read again, please. ;)

19 posted on 04/21/2010 4:48:06 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Kent-I am losing it for sure....I had to read it THREE TIMES to get the gist. My gosh...I had better not watch ‘Idol’ ( I know, I know-but I like a good talent show, always have.) tonight, my brain cells really are leaving in droves. :^(


20 posted on 04/21/2010 4:51:01 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they destroy our nation.)
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