The Governor and her family are still popular and influential with Christians and conservatives, the grass roots that make up the ta party and conservatism.
Governor Palin is the most influential republican in America.
That is why Senator Cruz says that she made him a Senator.
Sarah didn’t make Cruz Senator.... she like others worked for that but none moreso than Cruz and his wife...they carried their own weight and were greatly admired to begin with. Sarah was once more doing what she does...gathering her followers to him.