Sarah isn't in any position seeing as how she refuses to declare. And she is not like other candidates. Like what was said above...everyone knows who she is. She might get a bump from declaring but she won't come anywhere near to Perry's jump. There are risks inherent in his position since his frontrunner status was so immediate. As more is learned of his record it's possible his numbers could go down as rapidly as they arose. The flip side of that is since so few knew him if he impresses enough he can improve already good numbers. For her....she has to convince people who have decided opinions of her already that they really do want her after all and....that she can win. I could see the first but I don't think she has a chance of convincing people she can win. Electability does matter this year...if it didn't Romney wouldn't have led as long as he did.
Still, the top two Republican candidates are at rough parity in how they match up against Obama. Among registered voters, Romney edges the president, 49 to 45 percent. Perry is in a similarly competitive position, at 47 percent to Obama’s 46 percent.
Ah...another poll other then Rass showing Perry leading Obama. Okay, now there are at least two...