A lot of you guys still underestimate Palin. She is a religious fanatic who doesn't believe abortion clinic bombers are terrorists. She is also very flexible, where she will meet and deal with anyone from big business interests to neoconfederates as long as it helps her out. Trust me, she can get the funds. All she really needs is some assistance to deal with "gotcha" questions and then she will be good to go. Plus you know that she will resort to every dirty trick possible. "Piyush? Why is he hiding his real name?" "I don't think Joseph Smith is a real Christian and anyone who follows his beliefs shouldn't be considered real Christians either."
The best part is that she is going to chew up and spit out the remaining scraps of the GOP. Once Obama slaughters her, the GOP will on its deathbed.
Obama has done a pretty good job of letting people know how serious the problem is and that the solution isn't going to be fixed overnight. All he has to do is show the public that he is making significant strides to repair the economy and they will re-elect him. The GOP is acting too boneheaded to show any clear counterleadership. The far right will piss and moan, like they always will, even if Obama were to get the Dow up to a miraculous 15,000 at the end of the year. They will bitch and moan every step of the way.
Obama could lose if he does a lot of backroom shit but in even minor instances (ie, Daschle), he does a good job of purging those ranks. He will be fine in 2012 or at least another Democrat.