indeed ..they have orchestatred the entire GOP process state by state not to find a nominee but to thwart Sarah Palin
amazing eh?
Well, no, that's not a full statement of the theory, and any theory only half-presented can be made to look ridiculous. To add a few more key terms, assume there is a Republican elite, and further assume that Mittens is their man. No need at this point to argue about why, but I'm guessing it has to do with being able to control him. Anyway, if Romney is the objective, Palin is probably the single biggest threat to that objective. Yes, that last point is also an assumption, but it must have some merit or Palin would not be a target of interest to establishment hacks like Rove, Erickson, et al. And there are other lines of analysis supporting that idea as well. Bottom line, if Palin could obstruct Romney, and I believe she can, it makes perfect sense from a game theory point of view for the establishment to attempt to give Romney an advantage in the Romney-Palin matchup. Not a conspiracy theory. Just good gamesmanship. Though personally I think it is too little too late. The latent support for Palin is more than Team Romney is prepared to handle, as will become evident shortly. IMHO.