In a Newsweek article posted Sunday, Sarah Palin maintained that although her political intentions remain ambiguous, her ability to win a presidential race is certain.
“I believe I can win a national election,” Palin told Newsweek. “The people of America are desperate for positive change, and deserving of positive change, to get us off of this wrong track.”
Since running as the Vice Presidential candidate in 2008, rumors have circulated that the former Alaska Governor intended to run for the presidency in 2012. In a previous interview, Palin’s daughter, Bristol, hinted that those rumors are true. Sarah Palin responded in Newsweek, saying, “I think Bristol has made up her mind, and Bristol wants me to run for president…but we’re still thinking about it. I’m still thinking about it.”
Palin’s political intentions could change the political spectrum and generate Republican momentum, particularly given her fundraising abilities and widespread popularity in the Tea Party movement.
“Thank goodness the field is not yet set,” Palin said. “I think that there does need to be more vigorous debate. There needs to be a larger field. And there’s still time. There’s still months ahead, where more folks can jump in and start articulating their positions.”
All things considered, the one true deciding factor is her family, Palin said.
“If it came down to the family just saying, ‘Please, Mom, don’t do this,’ then that would be the deal-killer for me, because your family’s gotta be in it with you.”
The Newsweek article can be read here.