She just might ...

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... do it:

Palin hinted that she is open to the thought of going independent and said that if the GOP continues to stray from its conservative roots, others in the party would do the same.

I'm no political scientist, but I do know that there are a lot of people who have been voting for Republicans while holding their noses. This new party would only serve as a spoiler, though ... taking votes away from only the GOP.

I wonder why they don't consider joining the Libertarians?

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