My point is that some people simply cannot be portrayed as idiots, however much their enemies might like to do so.
I mentioned Cruz, but WF Buckley also comes to mind. Mark Steyn, also, despite his being a high school dropout.
If you respond intelligently, articulately and aggressively in print or verbally to such attacks, they just make the attacker look stupid.
Palin failed to be prepared for such attacks, which it was perfectly obvious would be coming. Either she or her handlers really screwed that up.
BTW, if intelligence is to be the determining factor in who leads us, perhaps we should have a national mandatory IQ test, and just stick the #1 scorer in as president.
Palin did just fine, in my opinion, considering she had (both) sides - dems and the GOP opposing her, 100% from the get-go.
She would be very formidable, teamed with Trump.
I think that team should be seriously considered, by our party. Cruz as well. Big time.