JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE: Well, I think there are senior members of the Republican political party or certainly prominent voices in the Republican party who are calling for exactly that

ACOSTA: Who? Who is that? Sarah Palin is one of them.

EARNEST: She’s mentioned it. Someone mentioned earlier —

ACOSTA: [inaudible] a prominent voice in the Republican party?

REPORTER #2: Anybody in the Republican leadership seriously talking about it?

EARNEST: Well, I think Sarah Palin considers herself to be a leader.