MICHAEL SWAN: PALINTOLOGY >>>

The Republicans want their party to be more like Sarah Palin.

TPM: "A majority of GOP voters now say that the party should be more like Sarah Palin.The numbers: 55% of Republicans say the party should be like Palin, compared to 24% who say they should be like John McCain."

With better spin, the GOP may have won with Palin had they prepped her better and not insulted the public’s intelligence in arguing that she had real foreign-relations experience. Of course, they could have gone even more maverick-y and chosen Tyra Banks.