It’s not just her. These men give short shrift to Cain and Bachmann as well. In my mind there are three conservatives either running or thinking of running and they are Cain, Bachmann and Palin. Some might say “Santorum.” To them I say “You mean the Spectre lover?”
I take exception to the Bachmann comment, because the MSM/FOX have got tingles up their legs about Bachmann, because they are rooting her on against Gov Palin. They all/a lot of them, want desperately for Bachmann to unseat Gov Palin as the darling of the Tea Party movement etc.
Not sure what channels you are watching.
Chris Matthews, Wolf Blitzer, Andrea Mitchel and many at Fox are just dying to have MB somehow upset Palin, they are obsessed with the idea that MB could somehow knock off the one they fear/hate so much.
Even Charles K likes MB more than Palin, and for the reason I mentioned.
You’re right.
Cain, Bachmann and Palin are the three conservatives, and Palin is the only one with either the traditional qualifications voters look for, the national name recognition to make her a favorite, experience in a national campaign, or the kind of deeply intrusive media vetting that a Republican must be able to survive in order to win nationally.
They wouldn’t mind at all if they could keep the conservative vote split, instead of unified behind Palin. That’s what this is all about.