I have been to one of her rallies. She creates an energy and excitement rarely seen in American politics. She has that certain "it" factor that you must be born with. I don't accept the MSM/Dem (and now McCain staff members) caricature of her as some dumb bimbo who does not understand that Africa is not a country but a continent. I watched her Alaska Governor debates on C-SPAN. She is a formidable candidate. Her performances during the convention and against Biden were remarkable for someone who had been plucked at the last minute from Alaska and thrust on to the national stage in the middle of a heated Presidential campaign.
The degree to which the MSM and the Dems have gone to destroy her is testimony enough to her ability to be a major political force. They want to portray her as "damaged goods" because they understand her appeal to average Americans. She is a threat and must be destroyed just like Joe the Plumber. We know more about Sarah and Joe than we know about the President-elect Obama. I blame the McCain campaign for failing to make this election a referendum on Obama. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the McCain campaign had some damaging personal information on Obama but failed to use it because it wouldn't be "honorable." McCain ran a terrible campaign.
I’m not going to hold my breath with the RNC, they don’t get it. I think savvy congressmen will contact her for fund-raising and other support. She may also work to consolidate her following among conservative groups and voters by speaking engagements and the like, avoiding mainstream Republican venues.
Living in NJ (hence the luxury of passing up the vote for McCain before Governor Palin’s addition to the ticket), the opportunity to see her in person was just not an option, much to my dismay.
Now it’s time to start picking up after the disaster, tossing the effluvia and saving the valued.