Her daughter said in June that she definitely knew whether or not she was running. The other Republicans were hurt, because Palin supporters didn’t support the other candidates until Palin made a decision.
That’s not what I asked for - I asked for you to back up your words and tell us what Republicans were hurt because she’s not entering the race that you claim.
Where is it?
I'm not sure it would have made much of a difference if Palin had announced earlier. Some Palin supporters have made the transition to other candidates quickly, while others have not. I doubt that equation would have changed, but even if it did, I doubt it would have had much effect on the race. We would still have the same players as we do right now.