Sarah Palin

I see where Caribou Barbie lost the election to finish the sole House term for Alaska. There will be a do-over in November for the full term. A Democrat won in this bright red state, which is a testament not only to the staleness of the Palin brand but also to the diminished superpowers of Trump, who endorsed her.

Look, Sarah Palin has the intellectual firepower of a gumball machine. Her chief appeal was to address John McCain’s geriatric liabilities. For anyone who extols McCain’s patriotism and gravitas, Palin is Exhibit A in falsifying that branding. Seriously? Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency of the most powerful nation on the planet? Palin was McCain’s cry for help. It didn’t work. Tina Fey’s scriptwriters on SNL had little or nothing to do; Palin’s own words were more absurd than anything they could invent.

It ain’t over till it’s over, but Palin’s loss doesn’t portend well for her fortunes in November. She hasn’t aged well, Trump’s endorsements will mean less as he is mired in legal troubles of his own making, and Alaskans realize that she’s not running to serve them, just to grift.