If she ultimately intends to fight against Perry, she should have started at least three months ago, before he was able to
magnetize all the support he has outside of Texas.
Put another way, if we Texans knew Perry would have to stand under Palin fire we would have helped shoot him down (politically) if we were TOTALLY SECURE that Sarah would run.
Thank God this happened on a Friday amidst much bigger news.
Can you imagine the rat headlines if it happened last Tuesday?
What Rat headlines would we be afraid of? He’s no more announced than she is at this point—and they were probably both smart not to get in earlier.
I know the McCain argument could be used to counter my beliefs. But truly, McCain won primaries against weak competition (including Romney). The only candidate who could claim to be a Conservative was poorly funded and reportedly lacked the work ethic needed, dropping out after South Carolina.
From what I've seen, Perry still hasn't exactly caught fire on a National level, hence the prolonged period of time to attempt to create an enthusiasm. What he seems to have is establishment support from some of the same establishment that formerly supported others.
As for Gov. Palin criticizing Gov. Perry via an article, I highly doubt that opposition research already done on Gov. Perry excluded the Texas debt. You can bet that the Left already has this and likely much, much more.
The best way we are to have a strong candidate and a unified party is likely for both Perry and Palin to run. There will be supporter disappointment for whomever loses, but far less disappointment than if either decides not to run.