The Sarah Palin Offensive
America is watching
her new television show, following her observations on Twitter, and
adjusting to an increasingly obvious idea: Sarah Palin has her eyes on
the U.S. presidency.
She told
interviewer Barbara Walters on ABC News this week that she thinks she
can beat President Barack Obama when he seeks re-election in 2012.
Polls suggest otherwise but Palin has two years to prepare and she’s busy.
This week, she
launched a weekly TV program “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” Her daughter is a
contestant on another program called “Dancing With The Stars.” (Palin
appeared in the audience for that this week too). She was active in the
Congressional elections earlier this month, she’s promoting a new book
and offers her opinions on the internet as well.
The former governor
of Alaska, Palin emerged as a national figure just two-and-a-half years
ago, when then Republican presidential candidate John McCain startled
the country by choosing her as his vice-presidential running mate.
That was a campaign buoyed by surprise. This time the strategy seems to be saturation. And there are still two years to go.
Jonathan Mann
presentsPolitical Mannon CNN International each Friday at 18:30 (CAT),
Saturday at 3pm and 9pm (CAT), and Sunday at 10am (CAT).
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