CNN: Palin Talks 2012, McCain Aide "Speechless"

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October 29, 2008

CNN, 10/29/08 Wolf Blitzer: And this just coming into the "Situation Room," the Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin now speaking out openly about her intentions in 2012 if, if she a...

CNN, 10/29/08

Wolf Blitzer: And this just coming into the "Situation Room," the Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin now speaking out openly about her intentions in 2012 if, if she and John McCain were to lose this contest next Tuesday. In an interview with ABC News, Sarah Palin is now saying, she would be interested in remaining a serious national political figure, going ahead to 2012. She was asked what happens in 2012 if you lose on Tuesday, would you simply go back to Alaska? Elizabeth Vargas of ABC News asked her and Palin said this, and I will read it to you verbatim according to an ABC News transcript: Absolutely not, Sarah Palin says. I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken, that ... that would ... bring this whole ... I'm not doin' this for naught, and that is a direct quote from Sarah Palin. Clearly, leaving open the possibility that she would be interested in leading the Republican Party in 2012 if she and John McCain were to lose this presidential contest right now. Let's go to Dana Bash. She has been covering the McCain campaign reaction from the rather blunt statement from Sarah Palin that she would in fact be interested in leading the Republican Party going forward after Tuesday if they lose?

Dana Bash: I just got off of the phone, Wolf, with a senior McCain adviser and I read this person the quote and I think it is fair to say that this person was speechless. There was a long pause and I just heard a huh on the other end of the phone. This is certainly not a surprise to anybody who has watched Sarah Palin that she is interested in potentially future national runs, and she is being urged to by a lot of people inside of the Republican Party if they do lose, but it is an if and people inside of the McCain campaign do not want any discussion that has an if in front of it six days before the election, they dont want any discussion at all, any kind of hypothetical talk about running for the next time around. So certainly, this is not at least initially being received well inside of the McCain campaign.

Wolf Blitzer: I am not surprised, not surprised at all. It is one of those wow, she is talking about 2012 if we lose, that is not supposed to be something that you say. You are supposed to say, well, Im not looking ahead, Im not looking ahead only to Tuesday, and those are the talking points shes supposed to be saying, but she is obviously blunt and she is looking ahead if something were to happen on Tuesday that she wouldnt be happy with.

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MississippiBlueDog (17 hours ago) Show Hide

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didnt she "cut and run" when she resigned from the governors office?

drunkenboxer1985 (6 days ago) Show Hide

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She never makes sense. Its not that what whe says is wrong so much as its like a kid with down syndrome talking

westside159 (1 week ago) Show Hide

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december 21 2012 . com

skaterking540 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Anybody who buys her book is a fucking retard.

rooseguitar64 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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@skaterking540 any one who listens to you is one also. Have a great day!

chhmcom (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Don't say that; it would be great to have her as a 2012 nominated candidate. Plus, it would be the final death rattle of the Republican party (finally). Maybe she'd take even take that trash egoist Lieberman down with her.

execk2 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Blitzer is a blowhard...can he get to the point a little faster. Must we sit through 2 minutes of intro for 30 seconds of news?

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Im with ya- I hate long winded anchors-

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@execk2 - Sarah Palin is the blowhard idiot turd - if she runs again, she'll get destroyed, again, and it won't be pretty

this woman is not electable, period, and it has nothing to do with sexism

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Sarah's book went Platinum within the first two weeks (that's 1 Million SOLD)...who buys the book? We The People who are sick and tired of George Soros' Puppet Man...the 'WON"...nObAMA

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