re: #30 Kid A

You don’t really think Palin will be the nominee do you? Even some of the rednecks around here that like her have told me they won’t go as far as voting for her for president. And even if she did get the nomination, she can not win a single state that McCain lost, and she would have to win them all. Think about it: Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida (all states that McCain lost and which Palin must win) will NOT vote for her over Obama. Period.

The problem is that her base is pretty frakking strong in some of the early GOP primary/caucus states, and that could be enough to put her over the top for the nomination.

Her weaknesses in the general electorate are exactly what makes her a hit with her supporters.