Palin has proven for 20 years that she can outsmart her opponents, she proved it when taking on both parties in Alaska and maintaining 80 and 85% approval ratings, and in becoming the most effective conservative in America since 2008.
It has taken both parties to keep her out of the white house, but she got her payoff in the 2010 elections and the rise of the tea party.
Palin failed to outsmart Katie Couric in 2008 and Couric is really really dumb.