She should have jumped in a month ago. Thats assuming, for just a second, that she was seriously planning on running.
Yeah, what was she thinking! She needed much more time to build up name recognition.
She is not going to run. She is stringing along her supporters to empower her pac. She wants to play the role of king maker.
The end date for ethics filings related to her term as governor past more than a month ago.
Now her devotees are saying she'll wait yet another month, missing three or four debates scheduled in Sept. if she does. None of the arguments they make is sensible. She wants to avoid a hostile press? Why wait? She wants to avoid direct comparison? Why? How does that instill confidence?
It's all very odd unless she is only waiting to see if Perry implodes and no strong candidate emerges before time really has run out to meet the early caucus and primary deadlines.
Why?
She already has name recognition, an Army of volunteers ready to do battle, and can raise money by snapping her fingers.
There's nothing to be gained by being the lightening rod again. Let the others take the talking head flak for now, and as they do so, the voters will realize more and more that the press has a nasty animus against all Republicans, which will make them want to take another look at Sarah, her character, and her record.
Reagan didn't declare until the last week of November. Why? Because he was a Smart Man.