The Unstoppable Sarah Palin, Ctd

Frum deciphers Palin's endorsement of establishment candidate Kelly Ayotte, the New Hampshire attorney general running for US Senate:

1) The "early states" theory. Palin wants to earn favors in
primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina. In those
she is nominating likely winners even when (as with Iowa's
Brandstad) that likely winner tilts more to the middle than
current political identity.

2) The "go with the winner" theory. Palin is seeking to make...