[cc2k]

Interesting observations. I've also been puzzled by how the Media has been reacting to Palin lately. Mostly, they ignore her. The only exceptions are an occasional appearance on Fox News, which is typically followed by a one or two day marathon of "We hate Sarah" from everyone at MSDNC. I still think she'll jump in late in the summer, or perhaps in the fall.

How do you think Bachmann getting in affects the race? Do you think Palin might throw support behind her? I'm not sure what to make of that development.

The one thing I'm still pretty sure of is that we did not see an appearance by the actual nominee at any of the debates held so far (on Fox and CNN).

[techno]

That was why it was really important that Huckabee got out early so Palin could pick up some steam and separate herself from Bachmann in the RCP average.

Again with Huck still in the race, Palin would have had a more difficult time separating herself from Bachmann. Now she has about a 8-10 point lead over her which is pretty substantial.

And you can throw out the Rasmussen poll that showed Bachmann at 19%. Palin was not part of the mix.