[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The hacks just can't help but look at Sarah's potential campaign through the typical DC-based, big staff, hired-gun prism. She's already said that her campaign won't be conventional, and in my opinion, the One Nation bus tours were dry runs to see 1) how well the Palin family would hold up, and 2) to develop some idea of the cost of a low budget nationwide tour using the family RV, with O4P, C4P, S4P, FR, and TPX volunteers going in as the ground troops.

The election is still 14 months away, and so there is no pressing reason for her to declare now. Just look what happened to both Pawlenty and Bachmann---they got in early, staffed up to the eye balls, and promptly spent all their money. They're done, while Sarah has not even started.

[gov_bean_ counter]

In addition to your excellent observation I should add that the number one rule when going to work for Governor Palin is that you will keep your mouth shut.

Nobody will know what she has done until she wants you to know what she has done.

[RobbyS]

Puzzling since Newt—an avowed candidate—has not “staffed up” either.
His staff quite on him because he is not running a typical campaign.

[Steelfish]

Didn’t she say she was planning to announce in September? Since the elections will come down to 7 crucial states, independents will be a pivotal factor. Sarah we are told has high negatives among this group.

So a few questions:

1. What are the odds of receiving the nomination and getting elected if one is perceived to be ducking the preliminary rounds of debates?

2. Isn’t staffing important such as to have a “Rapid Response” team like Clinton and Obama had and which Bush pere and McCain did not have?

3. Running a national election campaign isn’t like winning state elections- You need sizable mounds of dough and know exactly where and how to spend it. Don’t we need people who have done the groundwork before just like Reagan had when he came close to clinching the nomination from Gerald Ford?

4. If September comes and goes and we have no announcement, then if its not too late by now, wouldn’t this be a tease gone to far?

BTW- these questions come from a Palin supporter but thinks her time for announcing and gearing up for what would be a battle royale is up or soon coming up. To be sure, the remaining choices, Bachmann excepted, are insipid.

Just asking

[upsdriver]

You would think all those “we need to get the money out of campaigns” politicians would be applauding Palin. She is showing the way of not playing the political money game. Instead of criticizing her, they should shut up and take notes.

Of course, they don’t “really” want to limit their campaign money. The Establishment Elites true desire is to put limits on challengers.

Wouldn’t it be great if others could grasp how monumental this election could be if they’d only get over their one track “we have to beat Obama” mantra.