Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:28 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: First Thoughts
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann
*** Palin-palooza: Just in case you didn't get enough of Palin during the final two months of the election, she is now conducting another round of national interviews, including one with NBC’s Matt Lauer that aired this morning on TODAY. (She told Lauer she was disappointed she wasn’t able to give a concession speech so she could brag up McCain; she was “flabbergasted” about the shopping spree story, saying she had never asked people to buy her anything; and she said that she didn’t want to get into “inside-baseball strategy” when asked whether the McCain camp did a poor job managing her interview requests.) Then later this week, Palin heads to the Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami, where she will hold a press conference, give a speech, and stoke further speculation about a possible 2012 presidential bid. All of this comes just ONE WEEK after the GOP presidential ticket lost. (By comparison, McCain goes on Leno tonight to give his first interview since losing.) No doubt Palin still remains a compelling story. And, as we wrote yesterday, she also has to defend herself to protect her reputation -- especially since Alaska is so far away. But at what point does this Northern Exposure become too much? And when do Alaskans begin demanding that, after two months on the trail, she return to her day job full time?  

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