Not to quibble needlessly, but it was Palin who removed Palin from the competition in 2012.
Just saying.
Right up until the day she did, she was the presumed leader in the race for the GOP.
Yes, and Ted Cruz may remove himself as well just as Palin did when he sees the huge number of people on our side that he expects to have his back all fighting among themselves over whether he is eligible or not. As I said, we will deserve it if he says to hell with us.