I will always believe that Perry entering the race it what kept Palin from jumping in.
And if Perry hadn’t of been by far the worst debater of all time, he would of won the nomination and the election easy.
Palin had no way of knowing that Perry would be so amazingly horrible at debating.
You may be onto something there.
For all Perry’s qualifications, he choked big-time in front of cameras.
Darn shame that was. Not that I encourage him to try again (I do not) but it could be what you say is true.
There were some contrary indicators for Palin. Most significant may have been her young daughters.
They will have grown four years next time around.
I sure hope we can choose from a Palin among other candidates next time around.