Robert Stacy McCain:

I've got news for the Christopher Buckleys of the world -- if Sarah Palin is enough to make you decide you're not a Republican, you're not a Republican.

Larison and Conor sigh. It looks as if backing Palin will be the litmus test for the base right after the election for inclusion within the Republican coalition. Are they that suicidal? Do they even know who she is?

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