>>> They’ve been viciously attacking Palin for years, and we’ve been making the point that this shows that they’re terrified of her.
That was pretty much the reply in defense last year to every suggestion Christine o’Donnell was a trainwreck in progress. As it turned out, they weren’t afraid of Christine at all. From start to finish they actually WERE loudly laughing at her and anybody who bought in to the fantasy she had a snowball’s chance. And anybody who watched that race objectively had no problem seeing this.
Like o’Donnell, Sarah has a fervent band of followers. But as things are shaping up they are not enough to translate into much more then a Goldwater-level loss, assuming she actually could get the nomination in the first place. Personally I think she will make a deal to support one of the others.
Remind me which offices Miss O’Donnell has held in the past and how she beat incumbent members of her own party as well as Democrats to get there, and then we’ll talk. Until then, you’re comparing apples to oranges.
That’s Delaware and a different story. Palin is not the stereotype and will rise above it. I think she’s running and the only way to find out is for her to run. There is no one in the field up to it and they haven’t gone through what Palin has. They’ll be fighting an uphill battle when the demonization comes and not so sure what they have on them, but with Palin it is the most mundane things and myths.