If you've even a dram of confidence left in Sarah Palin's capacity to reemerge as the GOP's leading presidential candidate, consider this.
Moments ago on ABC's "This Week," Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, who would not be governor of South Carolina had it not been for Sarah Palin's enthusiastic endorsement, was asked if she'd return the favor in the event of a Palin candidacy.
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