{"id":1395837,"date":"2022-03-23T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395837"},"modified":"2022-03-23T09:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:14:50","slug":"mama-grizzly-comeback-sarah-palin-says-she-may-run-for-open-seat-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mama-grizzly-comeback-sarah-palin-says-she-may-run-for-open-seat-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Mama Grizzly Comeback? Sarah Palin Says She May Run for Open Seat in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmama-grizzly-comeback-sarah-palin-says-she-may-run-for-open-seat-in-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin said if she were asked to run for Congress she would do it \u201cin a heartbeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008, made the comments in an interview with Newsmax\u2019 Eric Bolling.<\/p>\n<p>The two were speaking about the pathway forward following news of the death of late Alaska Republican Representative Don Young on Friday at the age of 88.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my goodness, think of those huge shoes that are to be filled when we consider Don Young\u2019s longevity and his passion, his love, his fighting spirit for our wonderful state of Alaska, and for the nation as a whole,\u201d Palin said.<\/p>\n<p>She then commented on the possibility of <em>her<\/em> being the one to fill those snowshoes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rumor has it Sarah Palin is considering a run for Congress to replace Don Young.<\/p>\n<p>I hope she runs. We need more fearless patriots like her in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1506025950454112260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/joe-rogan-hammers-media-for-covering-up-hunter-biden-story-they-ignore-facts-to-push-a-narrative\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Rogan Hammers Media For Covering Up Hunter Biden Story: \u2018They Ignore Facts To Push A Narrative\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Sarah Palin For Congress<\/h3>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>A special primary election to replace Young in the state\u2019s only at-large congressional district is to be held on June 11, while the general election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thederrick.com\/ap\/politics\/after-rep-don-young-s-death-alaska-s-political-world-braces-for-a-sea-change\/article_7f9859d4-f162-56ac-9937-5e4b27f6547a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will be held<\/a> alongside the regular primary election on August 16.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Palin told Bolling that she would definitely feel a call to act if she were asked to run for the open House seat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were asked to serve in the House and take his place, I would be humbled and honored and I would in a heartbeat, I would,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see how that process is going to go in terms of filling that seat,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut that would be an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIt would be an honor.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SarahPalinUSA<\/a> responds to calls urging her to replace the late Don Young\u2019s seat in the House of Representatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vpd6Sn6Ssg\">pic.twitter.com\/Vpd6Sn6Ssg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newsmax (@newsmax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmax\/status\/1506019064996511746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/sarah-palin-for-senate-she-says-if-god-wants-me-to-shell-challenge-murkowski-for-alaska-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Palin For Senate? She Says \u2018If God Wants Me To\u2019 She\u2019ll Challenge Murkowski For Alaska Senate Seat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>God\u2019s Calling?<\/h3>\n<p>Sarah Palin also expressed interest in running for Congress \u2013 though for a Senate seat \u2013 last year.<\/p>\n<p>She told a conservative Christian group that she\u2019d consider running for a Senate seat in Alaska \u201cif God wants me to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palin noted at the time that if she were to run, she\u2019d need the backing of the Republican Party, unlike the way they treated her as the late Senator John McCain\u2019s running mate in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Palin feels the McCain campaign and the GOP, in general, left her to flail in the wind in the midst of cruel personal attacks from the Obama campaign and the media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSome people, certainly not in the White House, are aware of what petroleum products actually are.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SarahPalinUSA<\/a> blasts Biden\u2019s \u201cpolicies shutting down our own development of the God-given resources we have, untapped, in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MjbX4zPA48\">https:\/\/t.co\/MjbX4zPA48<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QzoPeZydK7\">pic.twitter.com\/QzoPeZydK7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newsmax (@newsmax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmax\/status\/1506015793426825221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf God wants me to do it I will,\u201d Palin said when asked if she\u2019d run for a Senate seat in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I would do if I were to announce is say you know what, you guys better be there for me this time because a lot of people weren\u2019t there for me last time and that\u2019s why characterization-wise, I got clobbered,\u201d she explained at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t care what anyone says, I will always have a soft spot for Sarah Palin.<\/p>\n<p>Her early Nikki Haley endorsement alone makes her a national treasure in my eyes. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKkI1HlfDW\">pic.twitter.com\/NKkI1HlfDW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u211d\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd58\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd5f\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd56 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc18 (@emperoreagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emperoreagan\/status\/1505034756110667777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bolling, in their latest interview, seemed to take joy from the prospect of seeing Palin participate in congressional panels and inquiries and asked if she was up for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, you know, when you have nothing to lose,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the media has already clobbered you, as bad as you can get clobbered, and the haters, you\u2019re not going to change their mind,\u201d added Palin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have faith that there are enough Americans who understand where you\u2019re coming from, your love for the country, your service heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Sarah Palin versus the Squad showdown in Congress would certainly make for interesting viewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin said if she were asked to run for Congress she would do it \u201cin a heartbeat.\u201d Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008, made 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