..yes—but the GOP establishment says no
The GOP establishment - including conservative stalwart Limbaugh - picked Romney last year. How did that work out? As difficult as it is for some to admit, the establishment doesn't select the party nominee. The voters do that. Anyone who wants the nomination, has to convince more people to vote for them than vote for the other guys. It's as simple as that.
In the Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released a few days ago, 12/20/09 , pollsters Peter Hart and Bill McInturff asked,
Snip "The poll also found that Palin's positive ratings have ticked up a bit, while her negatives have ticked downward. Fourteen percent of respondents say they have very positive feelings toward Palin; 18 percent have somewhat positive feelings; 23 percent are neutral; 14 percent are somewhat negative; and 26 percent are very negative. "
I think it may be just a little bit more than the establishment, figure are not much different than during the president election.