"teabaggers are throwing her under the bus..."   Direct quotes, please, with source. And one disgruntled "teabagger" can't be extrapolated into a rejection of Sarah--unless there are complaints that many would likely identify with.

If complaints about reading notes for a speech on her hand are the main reason Mudcatters think she is not formidable, they need to think again.

Look, it's possible that she could self-destruct--but it's the Democrats who seem now to be busily engaged in that task--by their unwillingness to compromise, primarily with each other.

At this point she is the perfect spokesman for the angry, frustrated non-liberal masses--including large numbers of "tea-baggers."   The Republicans realize this.   Since her views dovetail so well with those of the Republican true believers who tend to vote in primaries, the primaries are hers to lose. And, believe it or not, this is no cause for celebration by liberals.

In the general election people tend to vote their pocketbooks, unless there is a hot war going on. At this point neither issue favors President Obama--unfortunately. Obviously it's early--that's the only factor now in his favor.    But the midterms seem also unlikely to help him--to say the least.

Many Mudcatters seem to be world champions at denial, but denial has won remarkably few elections.