VIDEO: President Barack Obama Says 'I Don't Think About Sarah Palin'

Posted on Nov 24, 2010 @ 06:50AM

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President Barack Obama told Barbara Walters, "I don't think about Sarah Palin," when asked if he worries the former Alaskan governor is a serious threat to his administration in the 2012 election.

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Mr. Obama, who sat down with his wife Michelle for a chat with Walters set to air on ABC Friday, said that he's interested in spending "most of my time right now on how I can be the best possible president.

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"Obviously Sarah Palin has a strong base of support in the Republican Party and I respect those skills," Mr. Obama said.

"My attitude has always been, from the day I started this job that if I do a good job and if I'm delivering for the American people the politics will take care of itself," he said. "If I falter and the American people are dissatisfied, then I'll have problems."

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A Quinnipiac survey released this week revealed that Mr. Obama has a 48 to 40 percent advantage over Palin in an early, hypothetical 2012 election poll.

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