Poll: Palin near the top of re-shaped GOP field

Her popularity will rise if the bus tour is successful. The bus tour provides her and her supporters with direct communication. Eliminating the MSM middle man. That's why the left and the MSM are so upset about this bus tour. 

To Sarah And The Bus Tour: far winds and following seas

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