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Microscope Follows Palin Back to Alaska

After campaign whirlwind, guv left 'feeling beaten up'

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(Newser) – After the 2008 campaign clock struck midnight, Sarah Palin returned to Alaska with a mixed bag of name recognition and unwanted scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. Supporters and opponents alike parse her every move for signs of a 2012 presidential run, and her role as conservative attack dog is coloring her ability to govern. “The governor has been feeling beaten up,” says a fellow Republican.

Meanwhile, although an aide says Palin hasn't even decided whether to run for re-election in 2010, she remains a national figure, which may not be the wisest course if the presidential speculation is on the money. Says a national GOP operative: “She should try to disappear for a while and be an indisputably effective governor."

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers a question during a news conference, in Juneau, Alaska Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers a question during a news conference, in Juneau, Alaska Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chris Miller)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets her husband Todd at the finish line of the 2009 Tesoro Iron Dog on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets her husband Todd at the finish line of the 2009 Tesoro Iron Dog on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.   (AP Photo/Sam Harrel)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives the state of the state address to a joint session of the Senate and House in the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska on in this Thursday Jan. 22, 2009.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives the state of the state address to a joint session of the Senate and House in the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska on in this Thursday Jan. 22, 2009.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Bristol Palin: Abstinence-only not realisticBy David Edwards Foxs Greta Van Susteren talked with Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, about being a teen mother. Palin told Susteren that she differed with he mother on abstinence-only programs. Everyone should be abstinent but its not realistic [sex] is more and more accepted among kids my age, said Palin.This video is from Foxs On the Record, broadcast Feb. 16, 2009.   (Subscribe4MoreNews)

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She looked ill at ease, more defensive than we've been accustomed to seeing her. - Anonymous legislator

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BlahBlahBlah
Feb 18, 09 12:40 PM CST
Feeling beaten up???? Hmmm, why ever would she feel beaten up? Oh, thats right, her bid for Vice Pres was not exactly flawless. Now there is rarely one that is. I realize that. However, she certainly did not give off an air of sanity or the smallest hint of having an ability to lead something as small as a hot dog stand. Can you imagine if she was tasked to be the second highest ranking person in the white house. SCARY!!!! Reply
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Lula
Feb 18, 09 3:31 PM CST
Yes, being the second highest ranking person in the White House is very, very scary. She is the one that wanted all the attention, and still does. Just do your thing in Alaska, and leave the lower 48 alone. We do not need you...Get it??
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PaleRider
Feb 19, 09 10:46 AM CST
Like the guy in there is doing better now? You have to be kidding, he just spent more money than any President in history in his first 3 weeks and didn't fix anything.
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Adapt-Overcome
Feb 18, 09 2:39 PM CST
She's the one that craved all the attention and now she's complaining? Watch what you wish for comes into play on this one. Poor Palin..the attention is waining and she's trying to pull those camera's back in by whining. Reply
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nick
Feb 18, 09 3:35 PM CST
“She should try to disappear for a while and be an indisputably effective governor." Are these supposed to be mutually exclusive events? Reply
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