Sarah is an intelligent woman. She made her decision and people who support her should accept her decision. I am sure that she weighed the pro’s and con’s very carefully and made the best decision for her and her family. To disregard that decision is disrespectful IMHO.
I agree. After listening to her interview on Bob and Mark this morning, the answer was obvious. She really wanted to run but two of her kids did not want her to AND more importantly...she didn’t have the funds to run the campaign. She mentioned that SarahPac only has 1 million dollars on hand (it couldn’t have been used for her Presidential run) and that she would have been going up against a billion dollar race against Obama. I think her answer boiled down to those two points in my opinion. Assuming she would have immediately raised a few million upon announcing, it would never have been enough to fight the billion that Obama will probably raise.
Also, another thing I thought of is that she surely realizes that the Democrat base is a bit demoralized these days, but if she had entered they would have come out in droves to vote for him against her. She didn’t mention that, but that was one of the things I personally thought about the “why” of not running. She wants to defeat Obama as much as the rest of us. If she thought being in the race would prevent that, she would not enter.
I’ve been a supporter of hers since I first heard about her being elected Gov. in Alaska and I remain a firm supporter. I’m sad I won’t be voting for her this election season, but maybe one day in the future when the kids are more self-sufficient she will give it another try.
Now, I just have to decide who to support. I love Herman Cain but thinking about him one-on-one with Obama in a debate scares me. He’s not informed enough on foreign policy and other matters. I never thought I would say it, but the one I would rather have debate Obama is Newt...sigh