Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin might be making a run for Senate, if a higher power wills it to happen.
Palin recently hinted at a potential Senate bid in the 2022 midterm elections to challenge incumbent Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.
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In footage posted to social media, Palin was asked about a possible bid for Senate, saying she would pray on it.
"If God wants me to do it, I will," she said, adding that Christians would have to do a better job supporting her.
"You guys better be there for me this time, because a lot of people were not there for me last time and that's why characterization-wise, I got clobbered," Palin said, referring to her and John McCain's unsuccessful bid to take the White House in 2008.
After the campaign, Palin said she was inundated with ethics probes, FOIA requests and media criticism that ultimately led her to resigning as governor of Alaska in 2009. She has stayed out of politics ever since.
"I had that 86 percentile rating. I get back to Alaska after the campaign, the Obama administration, man, they sent their flying monkeys, they did. And you call people flying monkeys if they're the ones doing the bidding of somebody else to try to clobber you," she said. "It stalled our administration. We couldn't do anything... every email, every conversation, everything was scrutinized."
Palin said at the time, she wondered why more people in the church didn't take her side.
"I'm like, hey, I'm a Christian. 'Hey Christians, is anybody going to defend me?' Because I felt so isolated in the campaign," she said.
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Palin, 57, made the remarks to New Apostolic Reformation leader Ché Ahn during a conservative Christian conference in Pasadena, California last month.
After the interview, Christian leader Cindy Jacobs prayed over Palin, saying the church would stand by her this time around.
"The Lord says, 'Daughter, I am raising up an army of intercessors, and I am raising up an army of pastors and leaders that are coming around you,'" Jacobs said. "The Lord says, 'I have it mapped out, and I have your way mapped out... you’re going to go all the way to the top.'"
If Palin does decide to throw her hat in the ring, she'll be up against Republican Kelly Tshibaka, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration who has already gained former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
In a statement, Trump said Tshibaka has his "complete and total" support.
"Kelly is a fighter who stands for Alaska values and America First. She is MAGA all the way, pro-energy, strong on the Border, tough on Crime and totally supports our Military and our great Vets," he said in a statement.
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