I love Sarah Palin but this cult of personality has built up around her such that people project their views onto her. The bottom line is that she is not some 100% Conservative hero. She is a decent conservative with some moderate tendencies. Look at her record as governor of Alaska. Look at her statements before she was nominated to the GOP ticket. There is a reason she and Perry get along so well. They are both moderately conservative. I always think its funny when the same people who scream that Perry is an evil RINO worship the ground Palin walks on. Having said all that, I still like her and this doesn't change my opinion of her. But I probably had a more realistic view of her than some of her supporters.
Yup. More conservative than Bush, Romney or Pawlenty. Less than De Mint, Bachmann or Cain.
“... but this cult of personality has built up around her such that people project their views onto her. The bottom line is that she is not some 100% Conservative hero.”
Yes, I call it the “Tough-talking RINO Effect”. No matter how many times a Republican politician helps the Democrats, lots of Republicans will assume he’s a conservative as long as he talks tough (or uses a firearm or served in combat).
The examples are endless: McCain, Giuliani, Chris Christie, Krauthammer, ...
Exactly! The difference between the two is that Perry would win a landslide while Palin would stand no better than a 50-50 chance.