What is Gov. Palin waiting for?
How about right now? That would juice up the race a bit. :)
Why now? It's the middle of summer and most Americans are taking vacations - more focused on beach and barbeque than politics.
I think Labor Day weekend will be a perfect time for the announcement. By then, we'll be sick of hearing about the other candidates and a Palin candidacy will rejuvenate the race and get people paying attention again.
Why waste time and money now?
No one is really paying attention to the race beyond political junkies. And she has the name recognition and celebrity to afford to wait out the silly season.
Who knows? Maybe she just wants to enjoy a little bit more of summer with her family before she faces the media “Firing Squad”! She knows she will be the biggest target and a popular one....(Heck SNL will probably drag out Tina Fey for the whole season to have a Palin Bashing skit every show).
I think her strategy of waiting to get in was a good one. However, now that Bachman is picking up momentum, I think it is important for Palin to go ahead and get in.
I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about her, but over the last few months the way she has handled the media and the positions that she has publicly released have really spiked my interest in her as a candidate.
I would still like to see Herman Cain get the nomination, but I think he and Palin would make a great team - regardless of which one is in which role. Same thing goes for Col. Alan West.
I’ll be glad when she finally makes up her mind. This “will she” or “won’t she” is getting tedious.
Ti Ming is everything.
Palin is brilliant in that area.