people who seem to be more secular, want to nominate somebody that goes on mtv to talk about that. if she wins the nomination, does it say much about the power of sarah palin? how much would she owe of that victory to sarah palin? i think this is much bigger than sarah palin. republican primaries like this one, closed, are a little bit like private clubs. only republicans get to vote. even if it s delaware, a left of center state, you can still have a very right-leaning primary and that s what you have here. now, the left has the blogosphere. the right has the tea party and they are a little bit like the lines on the side of the road. you re glad they are there. they tell you how far to go but you don t want to necessarily drive there all the time. i think the tea party s detriment, the liability that the tea party isover stated by the media. tea party candidates are ahead in places like colorado, grand johnson is running even with russ feingold so the tea party, if you ask america