Palin: the great debater?

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Sqrl said:

Who's being defensive? I was just pointing out stupidity in the argument.

The fact is that Alaskans were the last people to weigh in on her before the hyper-partisan train tried to run her over, its the least biased view we have of her and you want to toss it out so we can instead look at her through the partisan lense. Hell the "alaskans like her defense" as you call it (ie tried to marginalize it) may be the most legitimate point anyone has made about her since she was selected!  

It's a point that shatters your narrative so you reject it, but it is a legit point and one that nobody has been able to reconcile their views with.  Instead they marginalize and ignore the point because its the only way to deal with it.

I am able to reconcile it, very easily actually (in fact I already have in another post). In no way does it "shatter my narrative", and I find it laughable that you would suggest so:

I know many populist politicians who have a great record with the populations they work with. This can easily be the case here, given that Alaska is a small and isolated place (population wise). Do you think it's outlandish to suggest Palin might be one of those populist politicians? Heck, even Bush had good approval rates at a point.

Saying "Alaskans like her" is a legit point, no doubt about that. I just don't think it's nearly enough to counter the ignorance she has been displaying regarding the issues which really matter for the presidency.