TO be fair, whether someone likes Palin or not, the frivolous lawsuits that SHE HAD TO pay out her own pocket were too much for any governor. The Dems knew that.
Just like Murkowski knew that she could buy off the Indian tribes, even though she just missed Joe Miller the night he won the primary.
As for Bachman, or Palin, or H3llary...
It is ludicrous for an American president—if we have another—to be a female. Raise your hands if you think any Muslim country, N. Korea, or for that matter, the PRC, will deal with a female or a gay guy with any respect and seriousness. At all.
You over there at Politico and HuffPo: go home.