Palin Dynamite

Despite the continuing efforts of the left and the mainstream media (redundant, I know), Sarah Palin’s political presence appears to be undiminished. She packs some punch.

Fresh off his runoff victory Tuesday night, Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss credited Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with firing up his base.

“I can’t overstate the impact she had down here,” Chambliss said during an interview Wednesday morning on Fox News.

“When she walks in a room, folks just explode,” he added. “And they really did pack the house everywhere we went. She’s a dynamic lady, a great administrator, and I think she’s got a great future in the Republican Party.”

Republicans would do well to figure out why she has that effect on people. She can fire up supporters by hitting the right notes and showing that she is one of them. She has solid conservative roots but works hard to build nonpartisan coalitions in her state. She is a conservative who chooses battles wisely and can be pragmatic, not an ideologue, when it counts. She has been reviled by the left (and not a few members of her own party) and held up for ridicule by the media. Remind you of anyone?

No, she is not the second coming of Reagan, but she shares a lot of what he did so very, very well. She has charisma, pragmatism and an ability to make a room explode. There is real power here. Can she stay in it for the long haul? I have no idea. But she kept her head up and kept swinging despite a level of vile personal attacks that would have challenged even the Gipper. She is very, very good. Republicans need to see what she is and how she does it. That is the road out of the wilderness.

Via Memeorandum.