Continetti: Can Sarah Palin Make a Comeback?

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10:50 AM, Nov 13, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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Matthew Continetti writes in the Wall Street Journal today Sarah Palin's political career could make a comeback. How would she do it?

She'd need to return to her 2006 playbook.

In Alaska, Ms. Palin didn't run as a culture warrior. She focused on issues with overwhelming public support: ethics reform, a revised oil tax, and more competition and transparency in the effort to build a natural gas pipeline. She took the conservative vote for granted and focused on winning independents and even some Democrats.

Read the whole thing and, if you haven't already done so, check out his cover story, "The Palin Persuasion," in this week's issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD.

And, of course, please consider buying a copy of The Persecution of Sarah Palin.

Continetti discussed the book during his appearance on Sean Hannity's show last night:

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