Palin Brings Oprah Monster Rating

Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former vp candidate Sarah Palin scored the talk show host her highest rating in two years. Monday’s episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” drew a 8.7 household rating and 13 share — the best since Winfrey had the entire Osmond family on the show in 2007. That means Palin also topped Winfrey’s heavily viewed interviews with Whitney Houston at the start of the season. Palin is making the rounds to promote her new book, “Going Rogue,” which came out Tuesday/ James Hibberd’s The Live Feed . More here .

Question: Dennis Miller opined on the ‘Bill Reilly Show’ last night that Sarah Palin might be well-positioned to win the presidency as a third-party populist candidate in eight years. He suggested that she could claim 18% to 20% of the vote as a drafted third-party candidate in four years — and then jump to the top in the next election cycle. Do you think it’s possible?