Palin Reveals Reading Material, Lauds ‘Conservative Victory’ In NY-23

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
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In an interview today with RedState.com, former Gov. Sarah Palin named some of her reading material and revealed a few other tidbits.

Asked about what she reads, Palin “went right into” mentioning laissez-faire economist Thomas Sowell and National Review editor Jonah Goldberg, author of Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, writes editor Erick Erickson.

She said she has read some of the foundational stuff, but she sees no need to focus on the old writings. She likes “the modern stuff too.” Her preference is policy and application, focusing on writers who are not just following up on foundational conservative ideas, but applying those ideas too.

Palin also explained why she resigned as Alaska’s governor.

“I’m not gonna sit down and shut. That’s why I resigned,” she said.

“By resigning, she said she could ‘throw off the shackles’ groups were putting in place to restrain her ability,” Erickson writes.

She compared herself to Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman, who pushed out Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava in NY-23 only to lose to Democrat Bill Owens.

“An independent with common sense really can make a difference outside the party establishment,” she said. “It shows an underdog can make a difference.”

The election, she said, was a “conservative victory.”

“It is encouraging to see the race tighten even more,” she said.

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