Sarah Palin selected Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport - Mall of America as her 'home-away-from-home' for her Twin Cities book signing tour held at Mall of America in early December.  Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans rose before dawn on Monday, December 7th  for the chance to meet the conservative star.  Die-hard supporters treated the event like another Black Friday, lining up outside in freezing weather before the mall doors opened at 5 a.m.

The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee arrived at the Hilton on Sunday evening with her family and was scheduled at Mall of America at noon the following day.  Wearing her trademark red, she took the stage joined by her husband, Todd, and carrying their son Trig.  Palin did not address the crowd and did not take questions from the large contingent of reporters. She started signing books immediately and kept it up for four hours. Mall security said 2,000 people got their books signed.  Later in the day, Palin headlined a high-dollar private fundraiser at the hotel for GOP candidates for Minnesota's House of Representatives.

The Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport - Mall of America has served as host to other prominant political figures in recent years including President George W. Bush & First Lady Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards.