More clues from Nicole Coulter at C4P:
“If she’s NOT running …
Why would SarahPAC treasurer, Tim Crawford, tell supporters how critical it is for as many Americans as possible to see The Undefeated?
Why would Governor Palin hire Michael Glassner as her chief of staff? Glassner managed Bob Dole’s presidential campaign, and also managed her vice presidential run.
Why would Governor Palin hire Peter Schweizer, a fellow at the Hoover Institution, as her new foreign policy advisor? Schweizer is the author of many books on Reagan, Bush and penned a book on the financial crisis.
Why would Governor Palin launch her One Nation bus tour to highlight our nation’s history and to suggest that we must remember where we came from to get through the challenges ahead?
Finally, watch this video of her impromptu speech in Pella and try to explain why someone not running for president would attempt to link her record in Alaska to timeless American values. She is obviously running. She is obviously drawing a comparison between the good government principles she and her team pursued in Alaska and the kind of leadership we need in Washington D.C.
As to why she hasn’t announced?
Two reasons, in my view:
1. She is supremely confident. Think Kobe Bryant/Dirk Nowitzky confident. She knows once she jumps in the race, the game is hers. She knows her ground game is being quietly assembled by people who are passionately committed to helping her win the presidency. She is likely doing things behind the scenes, as well. Remember how surprised everyone was about the bus tour, the movie, and the house in Arizona? What else will we be “shocked” to learn in coming weeks?
2. This is war. She is not going to give her opponents any advantage. She wants them to waste their efforts preparing for a no-Palin campaign and then have to suddenly adjust to her presence. In other words, she’s toying with them. Meanwhile, she can prepare under the radar, conserve resources, and scout her competitors.”
He’s so right Sarah Palin is like the Michael Jordan of the GOP field. When she gets in this race it’s hers to lose. All the other candidates are just B level players or pretenders (Romney) that are seeking to get the nod.
Since you made the "war analogy", I'll take it a bit further. Palin's game is to "wrong foot" the opposition. They expect her to get in, she can't really hide all the preparations. But she can get in in an "unconventional manner" by playing with her technique & timing. IOW's the longer she waits the more convinced they will become that "she won't". Then the trap is sprung.
It's like the Germans thinking that the invasion was coming at the Pas de Calais. OK. Let them think that. Invade Normandy instead.
That’s pretty good strategery for someone so dumb.