If Sarah Palin had been just another vice presidential nominee, she would have disappeared into political obscurity the day after the election defeat. The media would have shut off the spotlight and her return to Alaska and appearances at governors meeting ignored.
But she is unique among vice presidential nominees. No vice presidential nominee, so far as is known has:
a) Drawn larger crowds than presidential candidates at rallies.
b) Attracted higher TV ratings for a debate than the presidential candidates.
c) Inspired a disillusioned party base to vote for a presidential nominee it distrusted.
d) Been the main reason people voted for a particular ticket.
e) Become the unofficial party leader and presidential frontrunner after a bruising defeat.
f) Been of more interest to the press and public than the actual vice president-elect.
Inside the Beltway and the Eastern Establishment, they don’t know how to deal with things when conventional wisdom fails them.
Which is why they’re clinging to the old belief that the VP dragged down or didn’t help the losing ticket, all evidence to the contrary aside.
How then can Sarah Palin still be promoted by the MSM as a detriment to the McCain campaign. The facts just don’t jibe with reality.