What You Need To Know: This former governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential candidate to John McCain in 2008 may or may not be trying for the Oval Office herself. While she hasn't declared her candidacy, she has been touted to run for 2012 since the election in 2008.
Factors which may influence her standing in the polls: She is a divisive figure even if she does have name-recognition. She also quit half-way through her term as governor.
Quote: She's been on the scene long enough to warrant her own page of quotes. Some of the best include why she has foreign experience (being able to see Russia from an island in Alaska) and her misinformation of which of the two Koreas is a U.S. ally (hint: it's not the North).
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