Its possible, Palin could be the Fred Thompson of 2012 should she run. She would generate lots of excitement at first, then possibly fizzle out by NH. I guess the Palin fans would go to whoever candidate Palin endorses should she fizzle out.
It's also possible she could be the clear frontrunner going into 2012, stumble in Iowa, do 3 weeks of personal barnstorming and kick Willard's a$$ in NH, and then roll through the South to the nomination...just like Ronald Reagan did in 1980 (except it was that prissy elitist GHW Bush whose a$$ Reagan kicked and not Mittens).
What's your point?