[Robbin]

He nailed Demint as well BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER Brent pointed out that DeMint had followed Palin’s lead and endorsed O'Donnell, then he was stuck.

He always bashes Palin, but then, he is very much an elitist. Palin is common riffraff to him.

[Rational Thought]

Another major political figure was not part of the elite establishment. Back in 1980, he ran for and became President. Guess what Krauthammer was doing? From Wikipedia, During the presidential campaign of 1980, Krauthammer served as a speech writer to Vice President Walter Mondale.