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Will it be run, Sarah, run in 2012?
View full sizeAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves goodbye to supporters after giving her July 26, 2009, resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, where Palin turned over power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. Palin's recent fundraising has sparked speculation that she plans a run for the presidency in 2012.From The Guardian:
Newly published election spending figures show Sarah Palin ended the last quarter with a war chest of more than $1 million, suggesting gathering momentum for a run at the White House in 2012.Palin, who enjoys the support of the Tea Party and other grassroots activists but is distrusted by the Republican party establishment, has not yet said whether she will stand as a candidate. But a breakdown of money raised and spent by Palin suggests she is putting in place the political framework for a bid. She spent almost twice as much as in any previous quarter, much of it on speechwriters, private jets for public appearances, and hiring consultants to advise her on domestic and foreign policy, which were embarrassing weaknesses during her vice-presidential run in 2008.
» Read the story: Sarah Palin's war chest points to 2012 presidential bid
» 2012: What Palin Is, and Isn't, Doing [The Atlantic]
» Palin would win elections, but lose her soul [The Daily Caller]
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