Those are excuses from the PalinChoir.
If she was so suppressed by McCain, why then is the PalinChoir alone able to see through it?
The fact is, people vote for the person, not the campaign.
They assess the politicians, and they vote on that.
People summed her up based on her performance in interviews and the debate, and they found her lacking. they did not think she was informed or prepared for the job. They did not find she had a command of the issues or the facts. This was not the fault of the McCain staff. They tried to hold her back because they discovered she wasn’t ready for prime time after it was too late. It had nothing to do with her politics, it had to do with her knowledge and coherence.
And the person was McCain so your argument is shot full of holes and screaming towards the ground in flames.