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Friday, September 17, 2010

Palin on GOP Leaders: "They're Not Likin' This"

Following Primary Success of Tea Party Candidates, Speculation Rises About Palin's Plans as She Hits Iowa

  • Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin gestures while addressing the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Earlier she addressed a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul.(CBS) Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is out campaigning for Tea Party candidates, but she may have her eyes on something bigger: the White House.
    Palin has been raising her profile and increasing her clout within the Republican Party for months, fueling intense speculation as to why.
    Her appearance in Kentucky on Thursday was vintage Palin.
    "We're gonna take back our country and we're gonna turn things around!"
    She was campaigning for Republican Senatorial hopeful Rand Paul, one of the Tea Party insurgents she has endorsed - sometimes to the chagrin of GOP regulars who worry they are too extreme, unelectable, or both.
    It's a reaction she apparently relishes.
    "The hierarchy, and, you know, they're not likin' this,"

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