Clarence Page: Palin ‘Doesn’t Know Squat About Public Policy’

MCLAUGHLIN: “Palin —“
CLIFT: “There are layers upon layers of hypocrisy. But in the end, the Branstad criticism of Cruz is going to hurt Cruz a lot more than Palin’s endorsement of Trump.”
ROGAN: “But he’s still doing well in Iowa, which is —“
MCLAUGHLIN: “Well —“ 
ROGAN: “I think he’s going to win Iowa.”
MCLAUGHLIN: “Let’s take a lot longer look at it. Palin’s track record with campaign endorsement, what is her track record? She’s endorsed more than 60 candidates nationwide, and more than half of those have won their races. That is a good track record.”
PAGE: “Including Ted Cruz.”
ROGAN: “Her star has fallen.” (Laughter)
MCLAUGHLIN: “Am I right or wrong?”
CLIFT: “That was then, this is now.” (Laughter)
MCLAUGHLIN: “She’s struggling.”
PAGE: “I wouldn’t sell her short yet, though, because Sarah Palin does have a lot of goodwill out there with folks in her country. I call it Palinland because we’re talking about voters —“
MCLAUGHLIN: “Does she know the way you feel about it?” [Crosstalk]
PAGE: “Yes, we met at a gridiron dinner one winter. I must say I was charmed. That was back in 2012 —“
CLIFT: “We all linked arms and sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ with Sarah Palin.”
PAGE: “But we do that with everybody.”
CLIFT: “I know.”
PAGE: “We did that with Ted Cruz, too. I mean — [Crosstalk] -- But, no, she’s a very charming woman, doesn’t know squat about public policy, but, you know, she’s very — she’s well-intentioned. Put it that way.”