I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again — I look at this field and all I see is weakness. Not the “so-and-so is pretty good on the whole, but has some rough edges” type of weakness, but the “is this the best we can do?” kind of weakness.
I’d be uncomfortable at the thought of most of them being in the Oval Office. And the remaining few teeter close to that uncomfortable line.
I agree with you — I cannot see, based on this lackluster field, why Palin chose to sit it out. She was dominating the race without even being in it, and she should have been able to easily mop up this field of wanna-bes if she had joined the race in earnest.
“I cannot see, based on this lackluster field, why Palin chose to sit it out”
i see a whole host of reasons:
well mostly its because the media did its job and made her look like a fool to the squishy middle that swing elections. she most likely could not get over the core 40% threshold in a general election.
she did herself no favors by having that reality show with a guest star from Kate from Jon and Kate plus 8 on it.
she also did herself no favors by resigning the Governorship looks like a quitter
she is also making a TON of money with speaking fees, book deals and her guest shots on Fox
When Palin bowed out, she took most of the fizz out of this race. The lackluster field wasn’t so intolerable while we were sitting here hoping she’d be getting in. Now it’s too late to find anyone better than the current lineup.
Perhaps if she had spoken up sooner...but no, the Palinhalers around here insisted she’d speak up “all in good time.”
I don’t say she hasn’t a right to do as she pleases, because she does. But I predicted that if she chose to sit it out, she’d be kingmaker, delivering Romney the nomination. And here he is, coasting confidently ahead of the pack.