Much of your theory is simply ridiculous
You are delusional if you see a ‘theory’.
It’s fact that Palin was demonized in the press, made to look stupid and marginalized as being on the fringe. Whether true or not the fact is she did not know how to handle it and now she does.
Fact is she buckled in years past to counsel from the GOPe. Whether willingly or not the fact is she was not successful in the press which made her listen to the RINO wing of the GOP.
Conservatives will never be given a fair shot with the press and Palin is no exception. That’s not ‘theory’ that’s fact.
Conservatives must therefore find alternatives to hoping the press treats them fairly. Apparently Palin has found an alternative and it is working well for her; that’s fact.