chosen as your running meat. >> reporter: launching her from alaska governor to political star, immortalized on "saturday night live." >> and i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: even making an appearance herself. >> live from new york, it's saturday night! >> reporter: despite losing that race and then stepping down as governor, palin was a hero to what became the tea party movement. >> our next president of the united states, donald j. trump! >> reporter: out of office, palin staying in the spotlight, writing books, appearing on cable television, even starring in a reality tv show. this is the first time alaska this is the first time alaska will try a new way to vote work members of every party running against each other in a primary. the top four candidates will move on. they'll repeat that process in the fall to see who will win a fll term. whit? >> a race to watch. karen, thank you. tonight, a warning that iran may be planning to try to interfere in our midterm elections. the department of homeland security says iranian operators are researching the current american political landscape as