First, she is a Harvard grad who was employed only last year by the Post as an intern and, due to her being a very junior staff member and being gainfully employed inside the Beltway, she most likely has little or no idea of the dire condition of the country beyond the Potomac.
Second, on a positive note, she did include the video of Perry's ad in her article, so she is inadvertently extending its viewership into liberal territory.
Or perhaps she is hoping for a Hilary run?