With the media chasing Sarah Palin’s tour bus up the East Coast and buzz about her presidential prospects renewed, TIME’s Feifei Sun looks at the former Alaska governor’s exploits on the trail in 2011
She’s Back: Sarah Palin Returns to the Spotlight
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Palin greets motorcyclists at Rolling Thunder’s “Ride for Freedom” in Washington on May 29. The rally was the first stop on her One Nation tour of U.S. historic sites, which has reignited speculation about her presidential ambitions.