Not just the left: Rick Perry, Pawlenty, Crist, etc... they all tried to freeze her out in Florida and Perry and Pawlenty were downright rude.
True. Very similar to the period 1976-1980 as Reagan had to work to overcome the liberals in his own party. Crist and Pawlenty are particularly bad because, of course, those two were instrumental in sticking us with McCain. Conversely, the harder the Republican insiders and old boys work AGAINST Palin, the easier they make it for us to galvanize around her in 2012. I predict Free Republic won’t be anything like it was in 2008 come ‘12. There will be very little fractiousness here. I think Palin/Jindal will emerge here and all across the conservative sphere. The die is already cast.