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Sarah Palin Defacto GOP Chairman? Updated

Atlanta Journal  Constipation Political Insider Jim Galloway addresses The power of a Facebook post by Sarah Palin.    “ From somewhere in cyberspace on Monday, perhaps over lunch at her desk, Sarah Palin typed a few words in praise of Karen Handel and hit the “share” button on her Facebook page. palenhandel Sarah Palin, left, speaks at a June event in Duluth; and Republican candidate for governor Karen Handel. Associated Press. Within hours, the GOP’s polite race for governor of Georgia cracked wide open. Republicans are free to dispute the former Alaskan governor’s judgment when it comes to choosing a favorite in Tuesday’s primary. But they cannot question the political phenomenon that Palin has become in the otherwise dead air of a sultry primary season — especially in Republican races for governor. Nikki Haley of South Carolina in May. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and Terry Branstad of Iowa in June. And then Palin singled out Handel — “this good conservative reformer.” (cont) ” I haven't spent a lick of time comparing the virtues of Sarah's horsemen against their vanquished opponents.   At this point what matters to me is that entrenched GOP apparatchiks are being replaced by outsiders who, in Sarah's view, are true conservatives.  Conservatives who, once elected,  hopefully, will not knuckle under to  the prevailing herd mentality.  "Oooh let's not question Obama's past because we'll be called names.  They can  come to town packing heat and carrying rope. I feel that tingle creeping up my leg. OH GOD - YES YES!  RUH-ROH - The Kiss of Death for Sarah's politcal future?  Time Magazine saying "she's for real?"