Sarah Palin would have to seriously flunk the conservative test at least a dozen more times for Romney to pull even with her approval numbers.
She will weather the McCain fiasco, but Mitt has no way to undo his abysmal public record. He's already flunked out of the conservative camp.
Drama? Come now. The sky high expectations of Palin will be her downfall. I predict she starts out like Rudy as the frontrunner and fades over many months. Pawlenty is looking more and more likely as a strong dark horse. Otherwise Romney or Huck have to be favored.