Reply #55: I agree, she'll be both. And if we're lucky she'll be the wedge that finally breaks the Rethug party

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into two pieces - permanently.

The religious right LOVES her. She's not going away anytime soon for this group. The money Rethugs and the intelligentsia of the party, must be getting pretty wary of her would be my guess. She's gone off the reservation too many times already in her short candidacy. They recognize and understand Sarah Palin's type of republicanism as dangerous imho. They know that if she were to ever gain real power, she would be as toxic for them and their plans, as any Dem. More so since she would "own" the Rethug label as she spread her poison.

I definitely see her star rising - prepare to see her on Fox a LOT. But even as that happens I would bet that the Sarah Palin cringe factor also rises demonstrably for many, many other Republicans.

The wild card in all of this will be how Alaska handles her ethics problems. If they go after her illegal activities all bets are off on how she evolves into a national figure.