Of course that's all they want. And all most of their opponents want is to make sure that the Republican candidates never get elected.

Sort of like a sports event. All the attendees want is that their home team should win. If that doesn't happen, they complain all the livelong day to anyone who will listen. If it does happen, they celebrate. Modern politics is another giant exercise in marketing, just like a major league sports event, only even bigger and more costly. The public pays the very hefty ticket prices and attends the playoff games (elections). The politicians play the game. The winners of the game get to drink champagne and reign until the next playoff. The losers get to bitch about how "we was robbed".

Trump is not a player on Mudcat's home team nor is Palin. Obama is the captain of Mudcat's home team. Mudcat is very concerned what may happen at the next playoffs! (and so is the rest of the World, because this is the World's biggest and most dangerous game...)