As to your second question, she's made plenty of money and I begrudge her none of it. In that manner she's done well, but she has lost influence among the electorate. A majority of GOP voters do not wish to see her as the nominee. That number is not a sign of her political success.
Your 3rd question is interesting in that there's no way to know, but it's curious that Chris Christie seems to have a plethora of backers with $$$ urging him to run while Palin is limited to the websites touting her cause.
I note that Moneyball has not produced a world series winner.It has made the As a sometime contender,but has not shown the ability compete with the big money players. It's a method for small market teams to offer the appearance of competition. I'm a Mets fan and I know that's what Alderson is trying to do and why he won't sign Reyes.
Finally, while there may be some validity to her not wanting to be savaged by Reps as well as Dems, she is not going to enter a race with everyone else gone. The survivors, Romney, Perry, Cain will savage her as a johnny come lately. They will attack her for resigning, doing reality TV, sitting on the sidelines while they fought for the principles of the party. They will claim that her failure to declare early was a result of her fear of losing early.
She's not going to run. If I'm wrong,fine. I'll deal with it, but if she keeps telling everyone that she hasn't made up her mind, she's being beyond disingenuous.
“A majority GOP do not wish for her to be the nominee”
Your source?
Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries
Um... bite me....
sorry bad link... let me try this again.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2787878/posts
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