Maybe she just wasn’t that bright.
Many people confuse shrewdness, like ability, and intelligence.
IMO, SP was as follows:
Shrewdness - 0%
Like ability - 50% (considering political makeup of the land)
Intelligence - maybe a 120 or therebouts on the IQ scale, bright, but not in MR & BHO land.
BHO & MR are smart guys, and they are shrewd and somehow maintain like ability.
I believe you can grow intelligence in a person who may not be as intelligent when initially noticed. Sarah grew, but not before the media completely annihilated her character in public.
In some ways, this has been the best for SP. She now has no constraints over going after obscene profits, vs. the headache of running this country. Yes, she had executive experience in Alaska, but she quit early under pressure AND Alaska is not exactly the political zoo the east and west coast states normally contain. I literally don’t think she could have handled the job.
Honestly at this point, it would be better if BHO had Damascus Road conversion to capitalism, lazze faire economics, & Christianity.
Unh. Your tag line says "realist." It should say "wishin' and hopin'," or maybe "daydream believer."