for good or bad, and i am on the fence about Palin in 2012, with a decent performance, she will suck the wind out of this current field. She is a much bigger presence than the rest of the field. Without Huck, she picks up a huge base of social conservatives to add to her fans on fiscal issues (her true bread & butter).
Sarah Palin or bust, however the Huckster will endorse another before he finally reluctantly endorses Sarah, once she is the nominee.
Ya know, it didn’t have to be this way either. She could be Geraldine Ferraro right now - loser of a VP candidacy, relegated to occasional appearances on Fox News and accusations of mob connections against her husband. But she has kept herself relevant, and despite protestations she HAS been quiet lately, and if she goes it will be big. I suspect she has a LOT of money because I’ve said since ‘08 was that what impressed me about her was her ability to attract crowds rivalling the wan, and that that translates into future donations, and she who has the gold rules.
I definitely hope she goes. No matter what happens, if she does not face off against Obama, it will be the greatest campaign that never was. I always thought the natural battle of the 90s was Newt v. Clinton, but it never came to pass.