As far as Palin’s Troopergate is concerned, it seems to me she made the right decisions even when they are hard (i.e. family related). Being a governor does not mean leaving a bad cop in his job just because he is family. I suspect that the MSM is going to have this backfire on them. A lot of people will identify with the narrative that the Alaska State Police mishandled this case and the new young governor “cleaned house”, even in the face of dangerous political implications. Sounds a lot like a maverick to me.