As Alaskans re-elect a liberal Republican promising pork, the losers will be them. Because there will be more federal strings attached and a further erosion of state sovereignty. The new energy projects that Palin ushered in will get killed while the crony capitalism among the oil companies and politicians will start over.
Like I said this may just start a totally new form of domestic cold war, conservatives throwing debris in front of a useless state Senator. The best part of course will be the years of open animosity from literally both sides of the Senate.
She cannot even be a decent Independent. She will be the crow in a flock of seagulls.