Sarah Palin did not “implode”.
It seems you are the one drinking the MSM Kool-Ade.
Without Sarah on the ticket, McCain would have scored 3 maybe 4 points lower than he did.
Sarah is a political shining star. The most charismatic Republican to come on the scene since Ronald Reagan.
How this raw political instinct, charisma, and star power is harnessed, remains to be seen.
Abruptly resigning from office is not “raw political instinct” if that person has any future aspirations in elected politics.