OH, NOW LOOK AT THIS.  Y'THINK THE GIRL IS RUNNING? – AT 8:35 P.M. ET:  Andrew Malcolm of the L.A. Times's Top of the Ticket blog reports on a travel schedule.  A very interesting travel schedule:

Sarah Palin, her next book tour, according to publisher HarperCollins, is a 16-stop campaign starting later this month and spilling into December and designed to take advantage of early holiday gift-buying and -- who knows? -- maybe some exposure in politically significant places like Iowa.

In fact, Palin's book-signing trip for "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag," has two stops in the early caucus state of Iowa -- Spirit Lake on Dec. 2 and Des Moines on Nov. 27, the busy Saturday after Thanksgiving.

And, oh look, the last stop on Dec. 3 is in the crucial GOP primary state of South Carolina where Palin just helped elect the state's first female governor, Republican Nikki Haley.

After an autumn spent successfully on various campaigns to "Fire Pelosi," this trip is shorter than last year's 35-city tour for the best-seller "Going Rogue." But given the title, this selling campaign is more focused on the American Heartland.

In addition to book chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders, the signing stops include an array of regular American shopping places Walmarts, Costcos and Sam's Clubs.

COMMENT:  Someone better explain to the Washington press corps what Walmart, Costo and Sam's Club are. They may think they're Southern colleges.

Sarah has dropped some broad hints recently that she'd like to run.  Her approval ratings are creeping up, but still below her negatives.  She's clearly working on that.  Hey, y'never know.

November 11, 2010