Was she the first or only person to rally to those causes? NO. She was just one of many talking about those races. Why would you credit her with having a significant role there?
She also endorsed Hoffman in NY23, which was a gutsy move since it went against the GOP establishment, but only after there was a movement afoot in the blogosphere. (see comments about no original thoughts). I am painfully aware she also supports McCain for AZ Senate (grrrr)...and in other cases she supports the GOP. How hard is that? You want to give her credit for supporting the straight ticket?Gutsy? Who would vote for a candidate BECAUSE Sarah endorsed them? I don’t think many Republicans would say that’s the reason they’re supporting a candidate, and NO Independents would cite Sarah’s endorsement as the tipping point.
If her endorsement came with some sort of insightful views on why that candidate was qualified or strategic to achieve a larger goal, then OK, but nope. Her thoughts on Facebook and Twitter are very small talking points and not very insightful. I don’t mean to refudiate your case, but you will have to try harder.
Nikki Haley was dead in the water before Sarah Palin endorsed her. She was going nowhere.
You can deny this amazing woman her due all you want. That will not change reality.