palin may believe in the palin brand and her handlers may as well, but there are basic problems with it that (i would hope) will prevent her from being more than a marginal side-show that appeals to the fears and images based in fear particular to our local poujadistes. the problem is the persistence of an assumption of stupidity and/or ignorance at the center of brand identity. so when she defends the blood libel usage
Sarah Palin defends ?blood libel? use - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com
a significant aspect of the defense is defending herself against the assumption that she didnt know what the term meant.
then there's a reiteration of exactly the victimization narrative we've been talking about (sorry ace, dear, but you're entirely wrong again)
and then some lame-ass assertion that the poujadistes are being censored and that the demise of this confederacy of dunces would kill off the republic.
so it seems to me the assumption of stupidity gets affirmed most effectively when it is being refudiated.