Nov 5, 2008 11:50 pm US/Eastern
'No Regrets' For Palin As Campaign Comes To An End
Alaska Gov. Discusses Future, Takes Subtle Swipe At Media
PHOENIX, Ariz. (CBS) ―
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain holds the hand of running mate Sarah Palin after hugging her as he concedes defeat during his election night rally at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa on November 4, 2008.
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Sen. John McCain's running mate Gov. Sarah Palin says she has no regrets. On Wednesday morning, the governor of Alaska dismissed any suggestion that her presence on the Republican ticket cost McCain the presidency, this despite polls that say otherwise.
In Phoenix Wednesday morning, a weary and circumspect Palin reflected on her party's defeat.
"The outcome for us was not what we wanted, [not] what we anticipated, but you know that's life and that's life in politics also," she told reporters. "In that respect we closed that chapter then on this good run."
It was a run that started out fast, with a speech that launched her onto the world stage. But that run faded in the stretch, ending with exit polls saying the Alaska governor was a drag on the ticket.
So where did things go wrong? Experts say news interviews caused many to wonder about her qualifications.
Palin finally took a subtle swipe back at the media on Wednesday.
"There is a little bit of disappointment in my heart about the world of journalism today, and I don't want any individual journalists to take it personally, but I have such great respect for the role of the media in our democracy, but only when there's fairness and objectivity in the reporting," she said.
As for her future plans, in the short term, Palin will return to her job as governor.
In the long term? She was coy about retaking the national stage.
"[The year] 2012, that sounds like years away," she said. "What will we doing there? Enrolling Trig in kindergarten and watching Willow get ready to go off to college and there are a lot of good things that will happen in 2012. I don't know politically where in the world I'll be then."
Palin did not comment on reports she was being courted for a career in television, but she did add, if she cost McCain one vote, she was sorry.
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