I think Mansour is very, very good and a real weapon for Palin. But she should not be managing her press message, speaking out, even on twitter, or interacting with the press directly.
Palin needs a real pro for that. Too bad Mary M. is still with The Serpent Head. I could see augmenting her team with someone like that, Liz Cheney would be great if she could rope her in too. She needs some contacts with the political press who are already experienced with them on the national level.
Believe me, I understand the cause for wariness if not paranoia when dealing with the Washington GOP Establishment, but she can’t chase them all into her opposition camps for the primaries and have no press glad-hander and handler for establishing a better relationship with them, biased as they are.
An announcement to run is really her last chance to reset her relationship with the press, and it needs to be rolled out with a professional team that will work effectively with the MSM. (And yes, the use of ‘Lamestream Media’ probably has to be retired for the Palin camp as well.)
I want to see all this (and the secret service protection that could come with an early announcement), in maybe three or four weeks. Once the current uproar dies down, but before too long.
Would the term "Antique Media" suffice?