I'll just leave this right here: https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/29808
Schmidt warned that Palin's nomination in 2012 would be "catastrophic" for the GOP. His doomsday prediction was backed by an October Gallup poll revealing her as one of the most polarizing and unpopular political figures in the country with a disapproval rating of over 50 percent. Unfortunately for Schmidt and other party pragmatists, those who approve of Palin represent the heartbeat of the Republican Party, its most fervent activists, and cannot be dissuaded from following her, even if she is leading the party off a cliff."
Steve Schmidt was also McCain’s campaign manager - and absolutely hates Trump with a passion.
Schmidt is crazy. Personally, I was gonna sit out rather than vote McCain and it was only Palin that got me to the polls. I know for a fact a good deal of us did so. Without Palin McLame would have been thoroughly humiliated. I guess that’s why the GOPe hated her so much.