There is no evidence that either one can win a presidential primary, but it doesn't really matter, because Palin will decide who and what she intended with her statement, and when her internal criteria have been met, or not, not you.
You are clinging to, and obsessing over nothing.
As has been pointed out, Pence won the Value Voters Summit straw poll and DeMint has great support among the TEA party and Conservatives. Any attempt to rule them out at this point is ridiculous and just DDS or P(ence)DS. Her words speak for themselves, if there is a true Conservative in the race she will not run and support them instead.
You are clinging to, and obsessing over nothing.
So says the person parsing the word "cruise" ad infinitum....good one.