Palin didn’t pick the senate candidate, you are looking for a place to lay the blame, She doesn’t have the power you are ascribing to her.
Look closer to home.
As conservatives we have to teach the non-brain dead portion of the electorate that help reelect Obama tonight to become conservatives. You can’t convince large groups of the electorate that conservative principles are better you have literally turn them into conservatives.
This requires a huge outreach/education/proseletyzing effort.
No way around it, period.
We also have to absolutley destroy the MSM. We all know that without their influence Romney would’ve won tonight.