The return of Sarah Palin: how the Tea Party star is plotting a comeback – The Telegraph

Ms Koranda, another former Palin fan, chimed in. She's a media whore, she said. I think she's gonna attract such a circus, shes not gonna be able to get any work done, she added, asking: Is she in it for herself, or for Alaska?

Ms Palin has argued her fame would be an asset for a state that has a smaller population than Merseyside. As Alaskas sole congresswoman, she said, she could pick up the phone and call any reporter and be on any show if I wanted to, and it would be all about Alaska.

She has hit back, too, at what she called an inaccurate narrative that she left Alaska behind.

At one campaign event, she bemoaned spending $140 to fuel her truck due to rampant inflation and joked about a recent collision with a moose as proof she understands the concerns of ordinary Alaskans.

That's the sign of a true Alaskan - I took a moose out of season, she quipped.

A large Sarah for Alaska billboard sits along the secluded gravel drive that leads to her lakefront home in Wasilla.

Just visible beyond a tall brown fence is the large satellite dish which serves Ms Palins home TV studio.

On a recent visit, The Telegraph spotted very few pro-Palin campaign signs around the town, but some residents remain fiercely protective over their famous neighbour.

One nearby resident, who declined to be named, offered a strong defence of Ms Palin whom she argued was the victim of smear campaigns.

Another described how, despite her celebrity status, she still frequents a local Mexican restaurant in town.

Ms Palin, long mocked for her gaffes - memorably mixing up North and South Korea, and failing to name a single newspaper she reads - has also framed herself as the victim of Americas liberal media.

After years of tabloid-worthy family dramas and political scandals, she said she has nothing left to lose in reviving her political career. What more can they say? she told Fox News.

An earlier endorser of Mr Trump, the former president returned the favour last month by holding a rally for Ms Palin in Alaskas largest city, Anchorage.

Long seen as a forerunner to Trumpism with her rogue one-liners - waterboarding is how we baptise terrorists - and rage-filled populism, Mr Trumps endorsement has prompted speculation he could name Ms Palin as his running mate for a potential 2024 presidential bid. Ms Palin herself has said she is open to the idea.

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