Not only were the “bullseyes” on Palin’s map typical of the symbols then used on political maps to denote key states with toss-up elections, but there was no evidence that the Arizona shooter was a Palin supporter or had ever even been to her website.
Palin is a ‘public’ figure so that in itself will make the case a lose for Palin. NYT apologized, so stunned this case was resurrected.
But that doesn’t stop lefties from assuming causation. 🙄