This is the high water mark...

...for Sarah Palin. Her numbers will never again be this good. Look for a slow and steady erosion in support from even her most loyal fans as this drama progresses. The prime beneficiary of all this should be Mike Huckabee. He will now become the undisputed standard-bearer for the Religious Right. I'd still bet on None of the Above for the Republican nomination in 2012, but for now there are four serious candidates: Huckabee, Romney, Gingrich, and Pawlenty.