Coupling that with Obama's record, I think she's definitely electable.
Respectfully, I disagree. Palin is red meat for the conservative base - she shores up other pols credentials with them, while any negatives that she brings to the table only count with people who wouldn't vote Republican, anyway.
In a real election? She do a great job of firing up the base (just look at FR to see that). Unfortunately, that's only about 40% of the vote. I don't know this, but I'd guess that her negatives with liberals are pretty high. Not going to be many crossover voters for her - unlike with RINOs in 2008.
So, she's got to carry independents - people who, more or less, swing with the breeze. Can she do that, with a constant littany of hatred being spewed at her by the MSM? I don't think so.
If the vote was held next week, I think that she'd get 46, maybe 48%. BO (even as battered as he is right now) takes the election.
Now later on? 2016? 2020? You betcha. Voters have short memories. Especially if she rehabilitates herself, has most of her viewes proven "right" - "I told you we needed to repeal Obamacare, and look how bad things are!" or "I told you we needed to repeal Obamacare. You voters did (cheers) and look how GREAT things are (louder cheers). It's a great day in America! (bedlam, standing ovation)"
Frankly, I think that Palin is doing a great job right where she is for now - a lightning rod for the left's attacks.
But, that's just my opinion. Everybody has one. :-)