Sarah Palin is attempting a comeback in Alaska, but her star has dimmed at home

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Sarah Palin is attempting a comeback in Alaska, but her star has dimmed at home
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That Palin doesn't have the conservative vote locked up on her own ruby-red home turf suggests Alaska's most famous Republican has some challenges to overcome if she's going to be the state's next member of Congress.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin seen in New York on Feb. 14, 2022. Palin is seeking a political comeback in Alaska, running in a special election for the state's lone House seat.

Johnson lives about 25 miles from Palin's hometown of Wasilla, the heartland of Alaska conservatism. He's got a Trump sign by his driveway, and he's certainly a proud gun owner. Johnson doesn't blame Palin for cashing in on her celebrity with a series of TV appearances after a bruising presidential campaign.

Wentworth contrasts her own dim view of Palin with that of her in-laws in Georgia, who she says watch Palin on Fox News as"sparkly-eyed fans." "I don't think many people up here have a very high standing of her," said Jennefer DelaVega, a libertarian.

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