Look out Democrats: Here comes Sarah Palin

Conor Rogers, Editor-In-Chief of The Politicizer admits right up front in his editorial that he and Sarah Palin are two very different kinds of Republicans. Consequently, about half of what he writes about the former governor is quite critical of her. But at least he doesn't lower himself into the kind of nastiness toward Palin that we see in the writings of Kathleen Parker, Peggy Noonan and the other few Republicans who attack her so viciously.

Rogers also parts company with most Palin critics in that he is able to recognize Sarah Palin's strengths and her appeal to voters other than just hard core conservatives:

"As controversial and sometimes negative as she may be viewed, she commands a following of principled conservative volunteers that has not been lead by any politician in decades. She has the ability to fundraise and command attention in ways that would make any aspiring politician jealous – and indeed it has. Wherever she goes, she steals the show, the attention, and the money. Her popularity does not resonate among conservatives alone – she still gains the sympathy of many American families that believe her own family to have been brutally harassed by the media."

The editor explodes the myth perpetuated by many of Plain's critics that she is not relevant:

"One wonders the motive of those who dismiss Sarah Palin as irrelevant – the fact the punditry are talking about her supposed irrelevance serves only to prove that she is indeed quite relevant."

Rogers predicts that the former 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate is on the brink of making the most significant impact of her political career so far, and it will be seen in the 2010 midterm elections:

"She is a Republican, yes, but she can identify with traditional values voters across the rust belt, the south and the Midwest regardless of party affiliation. There is no question as to whether or not she’d engage in such a campaign – look no further than her trek from Alaska to Atlanta to support fellow conservative Saxby Chambliss in his runoff Senate election. She has the image and power to make even southern moderate democrats look like members of her often-admonished 'liberal elites', and is not hesitant to do so."

According to Rogers, the impact the former Alaska governor could have in 2010 could also make those pols and pundits who pronounced her resignation from office as a major political mistake no small amount of hubris:

"As... 2010 approaches, and Sarah Palin begins to play a pivotal role in deadlocked congressional races in Middle America – her 'erratic resignation that pushed her towards irrelevancy' may suddenly realize itself a brilliant political stroke that can be described as anything but erratic and everything but irrelevant.

Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate: get ready – here comes Sarah."

- JP