From Candy Crowley, CNN Senior Political Correspondent Washington (CNN) – She was a high-voltage candidate, lighting a fire in the grassroots of Republican-land – fresh, folksy and fierce. [cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/11/10/palin.sarah.gi.art.jpg caption="Sarah Palin stepped down from her post as governor of Alaska in July."] She famously belittled her party's presidential opponent, Barack Obama, at her … Continue reading Palin remains a GOP player