I can't imagine ever again supporting someone I have only “Hope” he can win or is the right one for the job. I won't join in, unless and until someone appears that I feel I can support without reservations.
I like Palin, but I don't think she can win, and I don't think I would like to see her win. I think her rating is already worse than obama, and she has no chance.
She also, unnecessarily raised taxes on the Oil companies in the state, when they were already supporting over 75% of the state budget through the Permanent Fund, established by Gov. Jay Hammond in 1976. For over 2 decades, every Alaskan received an average check of $1,000.00 and paid no income taxes. About all her new tax accomplished was, it punished the Oil Companies who were already paying most of the Bills for the state. But more importantly, it stopped a great deal of new oil exploration and it decreased overall production and increased the loss of jobs. The states Budget surplus was the result of her excessive tax on the Oil companies but in the end, it hurt Alaskans in many ways.
Oil production has since increased again after the new Governor who replaced Palin, lifted the tax. The result was increased revenues for the state as well as new jobs.
Most of all, I have great difficulty seeing Palin as a true Conservative based on her actual political record. She has said and done many things that are not very Conservative in my opinion, but yet her following claims the very opposite. One thing for certain, I have closely researched Sarah Palin since 2008, even watched her perform at the Alaska State Fair in ‘84. And I am not convinced of a reason to support her as a Presidential candidate.
That still does not change my personal opinion of her as a person, I like her a lot. She is a great Mother, wife and she is a Christian. She would better serve our cause as a spokes person to rally support from the base.