Sarah Palin hits Iowa on book tour

source: politico.com

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Sarah Palin made her post-election debut in first-in-the-nation Iowa Sunday, but her appearance could have easily taken place in any state. There were no meetings with influential local activists, no contact with the state GOP, nor any time devoted to chit-seeking efforts to raise cash for other candidates.

But if the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate’s maiden trip to the Hawkeye State as a presidential prospect was unusual by Iowa precedent, the event illustrated why she doesn’t necessarily need to stick to the traditional playbook – and raised the possibility that even sacrosanct political dictums of Iowa can be bent or even broken.

Signing books in a suburban chain bookstore, as she has throughout her publicity tour for “Going Rogue,” Palin’s visit to conservative western Iowa’s hub city bore little resemblance to the typical forays of White House hopefuls into the state that traditionally kicks off the presidential campaign.

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