[cookcounty]

"Who thinks Sarah Palin is running?

I changed my mind on this recently. With Huckabee out, all the better she's going to do. She's in, but won't declare until October, because she wants the Republicans to be desperate for a viable candidate.

She may go for a more experienced exec for VP (though the year and a half she was Gov was a wonderful whirlwind of serious achievement).

Look for her to tap Daniels or Pawlenty. I'd especially love to see Palin/Christie or Palin/Cain, but I don't hink those are in the cards.

[ConservativeDude]

Which is sort of to say...she has not yet AS OF TODAY made up a decision one way or the other, I think, though she is trying to keep things moving ahead if she truly decides to run.

And I think that likely reflects reality. And that would be a rational path forward for any potential candidate. You dont’ want a decision to be made for you.

[Kartographer]

"Look for her to tap Daniels or Pawlenty."

If she does that then she will go down very far in my estimation. As far as her waiting for there to be no viable canidate she better not wait till October because by then Cain will have become such a candidate. Look at this poll he has already came from almost nowhere to number 2 and he is just starting to roll.

[OriginalChristian]

We need 8 years of Palin/Cain then 8 years of Cain/West. This mess wasn’t created in one four year presidential cycle and it’ll take much longer than that to be cleaned up. We have to look beyond the 4 year cycle...

[samantha]

Where do you get 18 months as Governor? She was in Office from December of 2006 until July 2009, that is a few months short of three years. Sheeesh!