Joel wonders whom former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will endorse. It’s a great question, but I think the deeper question is whether and how much she has matured as a political figure since her last round of endorsements.

Think back to 2010, and the Senate race in Delaware. As much as conservatives — including myself — hated the thought of having moderate Rep. Mike Castle represent the GOP for that open seat, Christine O’Donnell proved such an embarrassment to the conservative movement and to conservatives in general that I don’t think I’m alone in wishing she hadn’t won her primary. And forget about Republicans gaining a Senate seat. I’m all for rolling the dice on a more conservative candidate. But O’Donnell was so bad that a Castle loss in the general election might have been preferable — or even a Castle victory and immediate party-switch.