Palin: Another View

Jim Vandehei and Jonathan Martin of Politico take a much less enamored view of Sarah Palin. Their relatively long article is as much about the press obsession with her as it is with her potential as a candidate. Interestingly, at the end of the day they do not identify why she is an obsession for the mainstream media, only that she is an obsession. Their conclusion:

Palin is no doubt a phenomenon — she's going to draw monster crowds and be an in-demand fundraiser for GOP candidates this fall. And she may overcome her weaknesses to make a run for the White House. But to cover her as the chief alternative to Obama and the presumptive front-runner for the GOP nomination in 2012 borders on the dishonest.

Their reasons why she is unlikely to become the next Republican presidential nominee make sense, see what you think.