The guy in Idaho who thinks Puerto Rico is an independent got beat by a man named Labrador.

Columnist Tim Egan takes a look at the candidates Mrs. Palin endorsed, and how they fared, and concludes:

Between surreal appearances from Wasilla as the caged pundit of Fox News and quick, splashy landings in the lower 48 states, Palin has shown she still has the attention span of a hummingbird on a nectar jag. She does not do basic homework. Never has. The result is a string of endorsements for people whose lives are living contradictions of their stated philosophies.