Not that it has anything to do with her being found guilty of "ethics" violations, but
I too wonder, why "her" candidate for Senator is still leading the incumbent there, could it be Alaskans don't care about Palin's ethic's violations? Lots of conservatives in the continental US don't seem to care, either.
As for the ethics claims that were made against her that she had to pay - that was all her doing. It was my understanding that Palin thought that McCain's campaign was going to pick up the tab, chose to not make them Alaska's responsibility and this way the hearings would not be "public". It didn't turn out that way.
Van Flein initially was hired by the state under a $95,000 contract to represent Palin in a legislative investigation of Troopergate.
At issue was whether Palin pushed for the firing of her ex-brother-in-law, state Trooper Mike Wooten, then fired public safety commissioner Walt Monegan when the trooper stayed on the job.
But just after Van Flein was tapped, Palin landed on the national GOP ticket. Van Flein said the investigation "became part of the national campaign strategy against the governor." He never billed the state.
Read more: Palin's legal debts pile up: Politics | adn.com
Granted many of the cases were frivolous, but many of them were not, such as this other one. And accusations that they all came from Dems is another con fib.
Palin last month reimbursed the state more than $8,000 for travel expenses for nine trips, accompanied by her children, after the state paid for them. Another inquiry led to some new ethics training for a staff member.
McLeod, a registered Republican, has filed several complaints since Palin announced her decision to step down, including the one regarding gift disclosures. She has also filed two lawsuits, including one regarding whether it was appropriate for state business to be discussed using private e-mail addresses.
Ethics complaints follow Palin - CNN.com