The plan is working. Being the one on the sidelines in a crowded field keeps the spotlight on you. As each candidate folds, the camera pans to the quarterback warming up to replace him or her. Elections are in large measure about name recognition. It’s hard to find fault with her strategy, and anyone who still doubts that she is running should readjust their medication immediately.
Elections are won on POSITIVE name recognition, something that Mrs. Palin is sorely lacking.
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If she is already running, as you and many others claim, isn't it unethical and dishonest for her to keep her FoxNews position, since they have made it clear since last spring that any candidate who worked for them would have to leave that position for the duration of the campaign? Isn't it dishonest for her to say on national television just a couple of days ago that she hasn't decided, if she really HAS decided and is running a "stealth" campaign? If she is willing to lie to Fox News and to her supporters just to continue receiving a paycheck and/or to gain a political advantage, what else will she lie about?
Primaries are like the Tour de France. You don’t win them, you just lose them. Last man (or woman) standing gets the trophy/nomination. Don’t count her out. She’s just letting the other candidates shoot themselves in the foot.