ARLINGTON, Va. - Sarah Palin is back with a new book and new speculations about her political future. The former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate sat down with Oprah Monday. Now many people are wondering if she's pushing a book or pushing her way to Washington.

Political insiders note Palin's "Going Rogue" book tour stops look a lot like a political map, with stops in Iowa and but not big book sale cities like Washington D.C., New York or San Francisco. In the interview, Oprah asked Sarah Palin about her presidential plans and why she quit as governor. She quoted her father, saying she's not retreating; she's reloading.

Palin said, "I'm concentrating on 2010... Making sure we are on the right road."

Oprah asked, "Would you tell me?"

"No, I would not," Palin told Oprah, followed by laughter.

Outside a Barnes and Noble in Northern Virginia, voters -- even those who voted for McCain and Palin -- were divided over a Palin presidency.

"She seemed to prove herself as a governor. She brought down taxes and she seems like a fiscal conservative from what I've seen," said Edward Dickey.

But Margie Cobb said, "She resigned as governor of Alaska. I mean, why? Now she's trying to get out in the public eye. It just kind of doesn't fly with me."

Amy Briggs, who voted for Obama and Biden said, "If her being a candidate guarantees am easier win for President Obama, then she can run all she wants."

In a new ABC News-Washington Post poll, voters were asked if they would vote for Palin in 2012. Fifty-three percent say definitely not, nine percent say they definitely will vote for Palin and 37 percent say they will consider it.

Critics point to Palin posing in shorts for this week's "Newsweek" as proof she's all looks and no substance. Her defenders strongly disagree and Monday she took on why she didn't have an answer when Katie Couric asked her which newspapers she reads.

Oprah asked during her interview, "Was it that you couldn't think of any?"

Palin replied, "No. It was more like, 'are you kidding me?' To me it was more in the context of 'do you read? How do you?' It was like she was comparing me to some Neanderthal cave in Alaska."

Fifty-five percent of men say Sarah Palin is not qualified to be president but an even higher number of women, 64 percent, say she's unqualified for the nation's highest office.

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