Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is going on what could be termed a strange book tour to promote the publication of her memoir on November 17.
Already a smash hit in prepublication orders, her book is gaining a lot of interest but she will not be doing the usual book tour in major cities.
It is hard to understand how an author could miss major population centers, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, but that is the case with Sarah Palin’s plans.
Instead, she will be touring midsize cities that certainly deserve attention, but not solely. This is a very odd circumstance, particularly if Ms. Palin has any national plans for public office.
While probably it is true that a majority of people living in the big cities would not be supportive of Palin, still there would be a strong minority who would love the opportunity to meet and talk with her.
It is part of an odd strategy of Sarah Palin to avoid those she sees as her “enemies’, and to surround herself with fawning supporters on a full time basis. That is not the winning campaign of a national candidate, so one has to assume that she does not indeed have national plans, but is simply trying to make a small fortune on her notoriety.