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I think the answer to question a is that Palin was a mistake. The thinking was that McCain had appeal to independent and crossover voters, but didn't excite the base. Add Palin and voila! a majority. Only it didn't work out that way.
As for b, i think an army of petit-bourgeois fascist types would be useful to the right when they go to war with the next administration. With Democratic majorities in congress, the war may not be as effective as their campaign against Clinton, but they will certainly try.
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