“Palin bowed out for one simple reason. The lack of strength and character of her base.”
Norm, in my opinion that is total nonsense.
In the fall of 2011 there were an army of conservative Republicans ready to march as soon as Sarah gave the word, and she bugged out on us. I pleaded with her to run on Facebook and was unfriended. As I recall she was desperately worried by stories she had once had a relationship with a Black basketball player. I certainly didn’t care, and even if it was true it might have gained her votes. But it wasn’t my decision to make, and Sarah Palin refused to run.
In my opinion Sarah Palin is a very smart woman with first rate political ideas. But in Harry Truman’s words, she couldn’t take the heat so she got out of the kitchen.
In my estimation Ted and Heidi Cruz can take the heat.
It’s every Americans’ God given right to hold unsupportable opinions. And I am glad to see you freely exercising that right. It’s what makes America great.
The history of the Palin years show however, my post reflects exactly what happened. Both here on FR and out in the real world of politics.