[Longbow1969]

Do you see anyone besides her on the horizon that could accomplish that task?

Are you serious? The Republican field in 2016 is likely to be much stronger - crowded with far more competitive conservatives than 2012. It will almost certainly contain several strong candidates such as Walker, Jindal, Paul (Rand), Rubio, etc. Additionally there will be some moderate types like Christie who will be very powerful candidates.

Palin had a golden opportunity to run as a conservative in a pitifully weak field in 2012 and she passed it up. She almost certainly wouldn't have gotten the nomination and I am sure she knew that - but it would only be more difficult for her next time around when she'd face even tougher competition. She isn't going to run 2016.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I think one has to look at Palin’s family.

Seriously. She had to make that decision as a Mom. For all the things she may someday be, at that time Mom was the most important job she had available.

I certainly hope she has moved above and beyond that in 2016.

I believe she is considering it.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Gov. Jindal and Senator Rubio are not eligible to be president, or are we disregarding that now because of Mr. Obama? Their parents were NOT US citizens at the time of their birth.

[SoConPubbie]

Are you serious? The Republican field in 2016 is likely to be much stronger - crowded with far more competitive conservatives than 2012. It will almost certainly contain several strong candidates such as Walker, Jindal, Paul (Rand), Rubio, etc. Additionally there will be some moderate types like Christie who will be very powerful candidates

Unless Paul drops his plan to "Normalize" 2 million illegal aliens each and every year and reverses course on his "Soften" or moderate our approach to social issues, he won't make a strong conservative candidate, maybe a strong Republican or Libertarian candidate, but not a strong conservative candidate.