Palin Better than the Inside-the-Beltway Crowd Guessed (or Hoped?)

Establishment GOPers and Democrats in Washington seem intent on laughing off Sarah Palin as some sort of temporary blip on the radar screen of American politics, but the nation (you know — REAL Americans) seem to think otherwise.

Despite the fact that the snooty elite media look down their noses at this woman whose success came by her own hand — rather than by having the right parents or bloodline or marrying into the right clan or playing a few decades of Chicago-style insider politics — Sarah Palin seems to be surviving quite well with the American people, even though she is shifting gears and leaving her post as Alaska’s governor.

The new Rasmussen poll shows President Obama tied with Republican Mitt Romney for a 2012 match-up. Romney has never stopped running for president, even though he dropped out of the GOP primary when it became clear John McCain would be the nominee. Romney has money and a professional political organization that keeps him in the limelight and on message. Sarah Palin trails Obama in a 2012 match-up 48 percent-42 — this, even with a bumpy ride since the McCain-Palin November loss.

If Palin can get her organizational act together just a little bit — finding a few good, solid, smart people who understand the establishment but are not a part of it to raise a bit of cash, schedule her wisely to make maximum use of her time and provide the balance required for her family life, the sky is the limit.

Doing fewer things, but doing them very, very well, will make a huge difference for Palin.

If she can do this well after encountering nothing but headaches (some self-inflicted), then the media and establishment political class will be forced to take her very, very seriously, because clearly the American people are. And if you think you’ve seen the long knives out for Palin already, it’s nothing compared to what will happen when she gets organized. In fact, expect stepped-up mudslinging efforts to be even more earnest now that the new Rasmussen poll is out indicating that without even really trying, Sarah Palin is nearly at the same level as the men who are really, really trying hard.

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