How so?
Palin doesn't do things out of political expediency; she does it because it's the right thing to do and that's the type of person she is. There's nothing "battered" about it, because it doesn't reflect on her character.
Look, she propelled Ted Cruz to the Senate, for crying out loud. You can't get more conservative and independent than that.
Take the blinders off of your eyes. She has been disrespected over and over my McStain and his minions and yet she still stands by his side, just like a woman with a drunken abusive husband.
Drop the hero worship. She's not going to save us. Tina Fey permanently torpedoed Sarah with her portrayal on SNL. All the low information voters will remember is "I can see Russia from my back yard, I know about foreign policy". It's too bad what's been done to her. I like her.