I don't think you can deny that that was the case, although you may not call it "fantasizing"....I do.
And I plan to disregard the possibility of a Palin candidacy unless and until she says "I am a candidate", and in that case if she's the most conservative candidate in the field I will support her too.
She made her decision is early October, well before the first primaries. The silly debates started way too soon. The campaigns start too soon, because the lamestream wants a horse race so it can slaughter our conservatives and build up the moderates, just like Rove.