[PA Engineer]

Like Dan Quayle, unless she seeks lower political office to rehabilitate herself politically, she will never be a credible presidential candidate.

What a tragic loss for our nation.

I was in agreement up to this point in your post. I can't get past the impression now that you are salting the thread.

[GreatOne]

What does "salting the thread" mean? Presuming that's a negative connotation, let me expound. If you're referring to Sarah Palin has been so thoroughly trashed by the media (and assisted by RINOS on our side) that it will be near impossible for anyone low information voter to be persuaded to support her at this point. However, if she were to become a U.S. Senator, she could build up a record of public service that could overcome the smearing.

If you're referring to Dan Quayle, Quayle was a very good U.S. Senator who, like Palin, was tapped on the shoulder too early. He made unfortunate gaffes that allowed him to be depicted as a dunce. From the V.P. chair, not a lot that can be done to overcome that. After leaving office, he could have easily become governor of Indiana or Arizona, but chose not to do that. When he ran for the nomination in 1996, he was considered a joke candidate.

Both need to re-build their political reputations to overcome (false) media narratives about them. Where am I wrong?