Noonan’s continued popularity is predicated on maintaining her credentials as a Reaganite while productively selling out her side to the liberal MSM. She is doing the same thing with Palin. She equivocates to make it seem as if she empathizes with conservatives.
If she were being treated in this way, she would be blowing a gasket like Ferraro and others.
Have you considered that she might be right?
Look at the simple electoral math. McCain *cannot* win by just appealing to conservatives. Not in this electoral climate, anyway.
McCain is losing independents right now, and even if he pulls close to even among independents he’ll need some Dems.
There’s no evidence yet that Palin is helping with that. Pawlenty would have helped.