"Big mistake, Sarah. You should have been there. You just kissed off your base."
While Palin is both formidable and adorable, it baffles me when folks refer to her base as the evangelical voter.
She is Goldwater/Western Libertarian in her political philosophy and you wouldn't expect social conservatives to be so enamored with her.
But they are and I'm happy for it.
Palin can take the marginal mountain states in the general election...Colorado, NM, AZ...MAYBE California.
Washington and Oregon are better than 50 50.
I know, I'm crazy:)