The NYT's 'sympathetic' Palin profile: 5 key takeaways

 

Yes, Sarah Palin is considering a run for president, reports Robert Draper in a must-read New York Times piece. But first she'll have to tidy up her "inefficient" operation. Sarah Palin's political operation, says Robert Draper in the New York Times, functions without a chief of staff or a defined press person. Photo: Getty
The New York Times has published a 7,800-word profile of Sarah Palin by writer Robert Draper who spent time with the Alaskan conservative during the weeks leading up to the 2010 midterm elections. It's an "excellent piece of reporting," says Matthew Continetti at the Weekly Standard, a "sympathetic" take on Palin that really "gets the governor right." The article is certainly no hit job, says Greg Mitchell at The Nation. In fact, Draper "barely presses her on key issues, and doesn't talk to a single critic." But he does dig up plenty of details about what life is like in "Palin World." Here's a rundown of 5 key talking points: