it is more minnesota than alaska, certainly not what you hear on the airwaves. certainly not what you hear on the coast the accent -- coast. the accent reminds people that she is not what you would call on the mainstream of american life. she is outside of the established networks. i think that tends to rub people the wrong way. then again, i will say that she has had some tough interviews. she had a lot of catching up to do. if you look at her closely now, as i write towards the end, i think that she is doing some of that work. if you go onto her facebook page you will see a policy haft that might not have been so visible during the policy -- presidential campaign. host: in the past week from "the wall street journal" it says "can sarah palin make a comeback"? guest: looking at public opinion, you would find that she has become one of the most polarizing figures in american politics. republicans love her, democrats hate her and independent voters are divided. more independent voters disapprove the approved, but i think that that is somewhat manageable for her.

it's more minnesota than alaska. but it's certainly not what you hear on their waves. it's certainly not what you hear on the coasts. and so i think this accident reminds people that she's not from what you would call the mainstream of american life. she's outside of these establishment networks and so i think that kind of rubs people the wrong way. and again, i will say she has had some tough interviews. and she has a lot of catching up to do. but i think if you look at her closely now as i write to rafiq in tough "the persecution of sarah palin" i'd think she's doing some of that work and if you go on to per facebook page you will see policy heft that may not have been so visible during the presidential campaign. >> host: you also wrote in "the wall street journal" this past week can sarah palin make a comeback? her number some independents are strong enough to give her a chance. >> guest: when you look at public opinion of sarah palin you find basically she in record time has become one of the most polarizing figures in american politics. republicans of her, democra