The ship has left port for the ‘what if’ polls. There are REAL candidates in the race now like them or not. Want Palin in these polls? Then you know what she must do...and no not another bus tour, try running.
Fred Thompson was included in all of the polls this time last cycle. The only thing he wound up doing was being a stalking horse for McCain in South Carolina. While Thompson had a low-key exploratory committee at the time, his speculated impact was far less than Palin.