Rush Limbaugh, John Fund, Jim DeMint are all on record saying they have real doubt Sarah Palin will get into the race. I don’t know why they think that, but they have said so publicly. DeMint said so in an interview on FOX; Fund wrote a whole column on it; and Rush said yesterday on his show he doubts she will run. These are three men’s opinions I respect, since they all use their “Inside Baseball” knowledge expertly before weighing in on any given subject. Given their past track record of forecasting so well, I have to think their comments have some basis in some knowledge, and I will assume it has to do with money. Every candidate by this stage of the game has to have a huge bank of big dollar donors behind them; you can’t play catch up now. If they are correct, then it makes you wonder why she’s been bothering thrusting her name and her self into the public eye? Why rent a bus, paint it with the One Nation Theme, and travel everywhere which happens to be a Primary State?
We will know for sure of her decision in the next 30 days. The deadline for inclusion on the ballot for Florida’s January 31 Primary is October 31st. Unless she decides to forego that Primary and try to get in at some point later - which won’t help her at all. So she’s got 30 days to shore up what no one sees in existence now: a structure of a campaign plan; a staff; and $$$. If Limbaugh, Fund and DeMint are right it’s likely because they can see the money just isn’t there for her (and I’m not speaking of individual contributions - I’m talking about the large financial backers to underwrite the huge expenses of a campaign).
Sarah implied the other night that she felt she might have as much impact and even more leeway if she didn't run for President in 2012.
I disagree 100%, and I told her so. If she doesn't run now, after letting her army of supporters slug it out all these months (she could have said she isn't running months ago), she will lose alot of the political capital she has right now. She'll break America's heart.
I'm certain she knows this, and will announce her candidacy within the next ten days, notwithstanding all due respect to Rush L. and Jim D.