Yesterday 's announcement that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be abandoning her position at the helm of state government , still in its infancy , to run on John McCain 's Republican presidential ticket swirled up a cloud of dust in the blogosphere . Sure , she 's a right - wing hypocrite . A do - as - I - say , not - as - I - do conservative .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: Where does the woman being described fall on the political spectrum ?
Options:
- None of the above choices .
 - republican
 - democrat
 - in the middle


republican