[Leaning Right]

The thing I was most angry about was her waiting. Get in or out because she was doing a disservice to the field.

Agreed. I'm just guessing, but her hesitation could have keep other true conservatives from entering the race early enough to make a difference.

After all, if I were a leading conservative politician, I might have said to myself: "No need for me to declare if Palin will probably run."

[normy]

That is what I thought too and even if they did, for about 10% of the voting base it was Sarah only and everyone else was a Rino. They would deny it now but that was certainly the case.