Her book tour probably doesn't include Princeton University

Sarah Palin probably hates you, me, and basically the entire idea of Princeton. As Comedy Central’s John Oliver told us at his show in Richardson a few weeks ago, we’re probably her biggest nightmare. But she has been back in the news, and if you follow her on Twitter like I do, her tweets have gotten more frequent and ever more nonsensical (she “appreciates u hearty souls” who came to her book signings!).

Nevertheless, there’s a good chance that she’ll run for president, and there was rampant speculation after she abruptly resigned the governorship over the summer. While toiling away as an intern this summer, I had a chance to interview several prominent Republican strategists. I asked them what advice they would give Palin if she wants to run in 2012. My reporting didn’t end up getting used, so I thought I’d share some of the more interesting/funny quotes with our dear readers.

Mary Matalin (adviser to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney; married to James Carville): Matalin said she thinks Palin has a good chance, but she should first take time off and not even think about the presidency until the midterm elections in 2010. Her initial reaction upon hearing about Palin’s resignation? “What? WTF?”

Roger Stone (self-styled “GOP hitman”): After a brief cooling off period, Stone would recommend Palin do a TV show for 2010 and maybe half of 2011 on either CNN or Fox. On Palin’s reputation as an intellectual lightweight, Stone said, “Joe Biden is a fucking moron. Just hold everyone to the same standards. He’s a nut, a whack job. But you don’t hear about that in the liberal media.”

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