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  The Sarah Palin Saga: Why Doesn't She Get it?

  Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:22 AM | By Dayo Olopade

  Like Jessica, I devoured Todd Purdum's blistering report in the current issue of Vanity Fair about Sarah Palin that draws on sniping from former John McCain aides, shrugging statements of disownment from acquaintances in Wasilla, and sorrowful head-shaking from the Republican intelligentsia. The wide-ranging “profile” of the woman who almost stood second in line to the presidency pre-empts the forthcoming book that netted the Alaskan governor seven figures. And, having undergone the saga of the 2008 presidential campaign—particularly the post-Labor Day sprint that made up Palin’s first months in the public spotlight—it’s astonishing to think that there could POSSIBLY be more to the story.

  And yet, writes Purdum ... (Read more at DoubleX.com.)

  Filed under: John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin, levi johnston, Vanity Fair, todd purdum, GOP, Tags: Bristol Palin

About Dayo Olopade

• Dayo Olopade is the Washington Reporter for the Root.

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