I’ve been fairly non-committal about Palin, waiting to see what she does in the aftermath of resigning the governorship. It appears that she MAY be trying to rebuild the winning Reagan coalition in much the same way Reagan built it to begin with. IF so, I may become much more energetically engaged on her behalf.
I think it is a great idea, but the poll numbers indicate a large polarizing factor with her which Reagan did not have. In order to minimize or erase that factor she needs to work on the things that concern moderates and indies. She doesn't need to convince us. She needs to convince them. Without a serious position, whereby she could demonstrate competency, credibility, intelligence and leadership, I don't see how she's going to turn their perception of her around. Books and campaign stops will not do it(especially with the media working 24/7 on the Quayle effect).