Of Americans who have not declared (of which Mrs. Palin is one) there are plenty more capable / ready than her. I would like to see a sitting Governor, with balls step up. Maybe Cristie, though don't completley agree with his gun ideas. Then again, he is in NJ and some of that my be local. I like Jeb, but not on immigration. I like Paul Ryan, but wonder if this is to soon. Though, I believe he is more prepared and ready to lead than Palin. Rubio?, perhaps. But again, young and not enough executive type experience.
I think Palin on the whole has served herself poorly these past 3 years. From leaving her Governorship as she did, for right or wrong reasons. To how her family has looked, reality TV programing and the such. It has just come off poorly, self-absorbed and non-serious. Much like the current man in office only with much better politics.
Palin is not ready, but Christie is—after one year as governor?
What makes you think Palin isn’t extraordinarily capable and ready? That a congressman or a first-term senator with no executive experience or a governor with half her time in a governorship or someone named Bush would be a better choice?
I wish she and Bristol hadn’t gone the reality TV route as well, but she had an exceptional record in office, held twice the favorability among her constituents that Christie has in this point of his governorship, and has demonstrated a fight and charisma that none of the others have.