She was never “skyrocketing” but only in the eyes of the MSM propaganda machine.
Now the MSM is scared.
The GOP base isn’t going to buy into their choices and their choices are out of $$$
They can’t do a shadow company to throw $$$ at someone because they need all that $$$ to fight off RAT challengers.
...and at the top stands TRUMP
I’m sure a couple of women indicated they might vote for her, then got back onto the Dem plantation. Sarah Palin showed how effectively the Dem media could neutralize a female on the GOP ticket (and she was worth a lot more than Carly).