Palin's not the problem. It's McCain.

Problem for Republicans is that their base of 'Joe the Plumber Evangelicals' and 'Corporate Fat-Cats' is too small to win elections. If they drop the base they won't win elections either. This is a real CATCH-22.
This had been alluded to by Rod in posts about Rush Limbaugh's philosophy that the party ought to boot the 'non-Fat-Cat' and 'non-Plumber Evangelical' folks who don't have blind loyalty out of the tent.
That simply won't work after the advent of George W. Bush. Now less people are registered or identify as Republicans than did 8 years ago. (This may further complicate GOTV efforts Tues. for Republicans)
For all we've been told about being a right-center nation, I think the landscape will change drastically on Tues when you have states like Indiana and McCain's home of Arizona in play.
Palin's charm must not work too well if Indiana, Virginia, and North Carolina are considering Obama.
Next time the Republicans wanna market somebody as folksy and salt-of-the-earth, they'd better not spend $180,000+ on the candidates make-up and wardrobe.
Because of how snarky Palin is (think cross betw. Rosanne Barr and Rush Limbaugh), she's more polarizing than Hillary. As far as Palin in 2012 goes, I say RUN BABY RUN!

Reaganite in NYC
November 1, 2008 4:08 PM
It's only a matter of time before Obama and his people define "rich" as anyone making more than $60,000.

It wouldn't bother me a bit if that happened.

Your Name
November 1, 2008 4:31 PM
I am SO LOOKING FORWARD to seeing John McCain's and Sarah Palin's photographs hanging in every Federal Building and Post Office in the country.

Where? in the WANTED section?

"This year it was Sarah Palin's turn to take the abuse. Next time it might be Mike Huckabee or Bobby Jindal ... or you."

A person with any modicum of common sense knows that there is a big difference between a Huckabee or Jindal and Sarah Palin. I would have had little problem voting for a ticket with either the former Gov. of Arkansas or the current Gov. of LA. Sarah Palin? Please! She's a lightweight. But then the Republican party bigwigs don't seem to have much in the line of common sense. Either Jindal, Pawlenty or Huckabee could give Obama a run for his money in four years. Because they have the brains to back up their mouths.

BTW: What do you call political speech that is just as incoherent said backwards as it is said forwards?

Answer: A Palin-drome.