Is Palin causing a schism in the GOP?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

I think you're from MI too, aren't you?

I actually know many people who voted for Romney just to split the ticket so that it would be harder to pick a candidate, since Obama wasn't on the ticket. I was not one of them...but I know many.

My biggest problem with Palin rests in the fact that for absolutely no reason, people seem to think she's some sort of ideal role model for women my age. Sorry - I'm not inspired by someone who refused to pay for rape kits because they provided emergency contraception. And to call her a "role model for all women" during a debate is generalizing and insulting, Sen. McCain, because I agree with those above who says she is not particularly bright.

UGAalum94: Do you really think Palin has charisma? She's been slammed in the media for such stints as winking at the public during debates (what a dreadful move, Palin...), her terrible interviews with a variety of people and her lack of an ability to think on her feet. When has she ever shown any serious charisma??

Can you provide evidence of the bolded part? Not that a policy of trying to recoup the cost of rape kits from the victim's insurance existed, but that particular motivation for it. I can see the claim in google results, but I can't see anyone tying this particular motivation to anything Palin said or did. (Interestingly to me too, one can't seem to find any rape victims who were actually billed.)

People who have heard Palin in person find her appealing and dynamic. I think she has charisma, but apparently it's in the eye of the beholder. As I've said several times before, I like her.

ETA: For the record, I don't think charging victims or their insurance companies was good policy (insurance companies bother me a lot less; the cost is going to get spread around either way. Would you rather it be picked up by insurance or tax dollars?), but I think it was an attempt by the police chief to protect his funding, rather than a desire by Palin to prohibit emergency contraception. And I don't think anyone, and I believe people looked pretty hard, could turn up any action or commentary from Palin about the policy. I acknowledge that as mayor, she should have done better.