Sarah Palin said tonight she was sorry if she ‘cost John McCain even one vote’ and that it was giving her too much credit to blame her for the Republican defeat.
Mrs Palin, blamed the economic crisis which engulfed the country for the loss.
In an interview with CNN today, the Alaska governor, who went from being hailed as a bold "breath of fresh air" to being ridiculed on the national stage, denied the McCain-Palin campaign had descended into nasty in-fighting.
"I don't think anybody should give Sarah Palin that much credit, that I would trump an economic, woeful time in this nation, that occurred about two months ago, that my presence on the ticket would trump the economic crisis that America found itself in and attribute John McCain's loss to me," she said.
"But having said that, if I cost John McCain even one vote, I am sorry about that because John McCain is, I believe, the American hero.
"I believe he would have been the best pick, but he is not the Americans' choice at this time."
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