Any drama that happened, happened because the McCain campaign lent no support to Palin to assist in defending against unfounded attacks.
It's almost as if Palin was used as a lightning rod to prevent your daddy from being struck.
The Romney people, headed by Mittens' BFF Meg Whitman tried to totally destroy Governor Palin, so that THEY can win in 2012, either as MITTENS/Whitman~2012 OR else as WHITMAN/Mittens~2012.
They INTENDED for Barry to win the prez, so that they could defeat him in four years. AND... I believe that Governor Palin was selected for VP to totally ensure that this very popular & respected Alaskan governor had NO political future. Meg Whitman and Mitt Romney --- boy, aren't they a ludicrous pair, and so very easy to see through.