Palin failed to outsmart Katie Couric in 2008 and Couric is really really dumb.
You have a weak view when you cling to a single interview from a 20 year career of a veep candidate having to step in with no warning, and reflect the views of a presidential candidate that she differed from greatly and had not had time to adjust to, and an interview that CBS has refused to release in full if I recall correctly.
Conservatives love the effect that Palin has had on conservative political gains over the last 4 years and her effect as America’s top endorsement from either party.