Agreed. Although he has been largely out of the national spotlight, he would be my best guess. I have not seen him in years. Yet, I do not want mama grizzly to fade.
It might be ideal if she does not run, while Barbour and someone else ascends to the White House. The left will chase their tails going after her while missing the real target.
I'm content to watch this all play out for the moment. As of right now, looking at the list of likely contenders, Palin would be my first choice. But there's a lot of time between now and the primaries, and it's not even close to certain yet as to who will run and what support they will pick up from those who don't.
For example, I'm assuming DeMint is honestly not seriously considering a run for himself. But who he endorses might very well be critically important, especially considering the relative importance of the South Carolina primary.
One thing is for sure, though. Anyone who hasn't already started laying the groundwork to run is probably already too late -- that's going to limit the field dramatically, and lot of the "fan choices" are probably out because they are already too far behind.