They don’t fit Governor Palin’s exact criteria, sorry.
If you think that unlike the rest of the world, you heard some kind of verbal contract that they fulfill, then perhaps you can sue her. Funny that only you heard it though.
Of course they do...
"It's going to entail a discussion with my family [and] a real close look at the lay of the land, to consider whether there are those with that common sense, conservative, pro-Constitution passion, whether there are already candidates out there who can do the job … or whether there's nobody willing to do it, to make the tough choices and not care what the critics are going to say about you, just going forward according to what I think the priorities should be."
"If there's nobody else to do it, then of course I would believe that we should do this," Sarah tells Mary, leaving the door wide open for a 2012 run, while also noting that if it turns out there are candidates "who can do the job," they would have her full support.
If you think that unlike the rest of the world, you heard some kind of verbal contract that they fulfill, then perhaps you can sue her. Funny that only you heard it though.
Her words speak for themselves, all spin aside.
I was going to say that (1) it’s not necessarily written in stone that either of them will run and (2) in any case, she would decide to run based on her opinion of them, not anyone else’s.
"I still don't know," Palin told Fox News' Bret Baier about a possible bid. "You know, if there are others out there who are principled and hardworking and willing to make the sacrifices that you need to make as an individual, as a family, as a candidate, as an elected official, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and I'll be their biggest supporter.
"But if, Bret, there's nobody else that, I think, is willing to make the tough decisions and isn't so caught up in, in the political machine that they believe that they have to compromise, then I'd be willing to make the sacrifices, and, um, run for office," she said.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/16/palin-ready-void-needed-create-milestone-race/
Can you please explain to me how Pence, or DeMint, don't satisfy that criteria?