Bristol Palin: ‘A Big Middle Finger’

Bristol Palin, left, and her partner Mark Ballas perform on the celebrity dance competition series, “Dancing with the Stars,” on Monday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)

But then there’s the other side to Bristol — the side that appeared last night on Dancing with the Stars , and the side that was eerily reminiscent of a certain former Alaskan governor. She’s entitled, arrogant and obscenely self-serving. “Going out there and winning this would mean a lot,” Bristol told the Dancing with the Stars audience during a clip package on the finale. “It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me”/ Christopher Rosen , Movie Line. More here .

Question: Did Bristol Palin do as well as she did in the ‘Dancin’ with the Stars’ competition because she had a big following via her mother? Or because she improved dramatically?