For an Outsider, She Knows the Insiders

Upon being elected governor, Palin began developing relationships with
Washington insiders, who later championed the idea of putting her on the 2008
ticket. “There’s some political opportunism on her part,” Bitney said. For
years, “she’s had D.C. in mind.” He added, “She’s not interested in being on the
junior-varsity team.”

You can read the whole story at the New Yorker.

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