She was divisive. Not among the base, which she united like McVain alone never could. But the reaction within the MSM and among libs generally showed her to be as maddening to them as a Reagan or a Goldwater. That she divided Establishment and conservative Pubs, as well, demonstrates where lies the Establishment on the spectrum.
Palin proved in her many years in politics and elective office that she is a uniter and that people of all persuasions and parties like her and trust her, the divisive image is a creation of mass media and the two party’s national leadership and image machines, it is a result of unnatural forces, a false image, not of her governance and of the offices she has held, including that of Governor.