Bill Kristol: Palin probably shouldn't be the nominee

But Kristol — one of her key boosters — went on to raise many of the same questions that have undercut her prospects inside the Republican Party.

“When she quit as governor of Alaska, that was a questionable move from her point of view, but I thought at least then that she would come to the mainland and really participate in the national debate,” he said. “Instead, [it] turns out that she loves Alaska, which is to her credit — but then I don’t know why she quit as governor.”