Kind of a dopey article, but the salient point is, Palin will continue to wield influence - on HER terms - and will be young and in great shape for future elections after her family situation is more conducive. As much as we wanted to see her run this time, we also know objectively, she would have had difficulty outside of the core conservative base. Yet Herman Cain has emerged as the best alternative, and according to research reported tonight by Juan Williams, he can probably win at least 30% of the African American vote, which Republicans have basically written off. So I’m OK with Palin being the kingmaker and keeping her powder dry this go-round.
He’ll probably get a good portion of the Hispanic voters, too, if he’s the nominee.