At The Fix, Chris Cillizza's latest Friday Line, in which he ranks the 10 most influential Republicans -- be they insiders or outsiders -- who are having the greatest impact on the GOP, has Sarah Palin at the top of the list:
"Yes, she's number one again. No Republican has moved up as much on the Line as the former Alaska governor. And, even now, in conversations with Republican operatives, some suggest she should hold this top spot while others insist she should be down at number nine or ten. We think the former option is the right one at the moment as Palin has shown a practical side -- her endorsement of former HP executive Carly Fiorina in the California Senate race -- and it's clear that her support can make a difference in primaries and other nomination fights. (See Tom Emmer in Minnesota and Nikki Haley in South Carolina.) (Previous ranking: 3)"But Don Surber disagrees:
Sarah Palin leads the conservatives.- JP
Mitt Romney leads the Republicans.
There is a difference.
The Republicans should be embracing her and turning her into a Ronald Reagan. Instead, I fear, they will allow her to wither and become Wendell Wilkie while they search for the next Thomas Dewey.
Some Republicans would rather have the Democrats in charge.
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