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I really don't understand WHY people like you don't understand that should Palin not run, her influence and moneymaking abilities all fall off the edge of the proverbial cliff.

If she doesn't enter the fray, a very large number of her supporters will throw her under the bus.

Since she is hardly ever on FNC, most people there hate her ( Greta and Sean are the exceptions ), what makes you believe that by not running, she gains anything?

Nobody will care what she says, writes, and/or does, if she doesn't run. And no, losing won't hurt her at all; it's the not running that will.

"KINGMAKER"? Is that akin to "cheerleader"? LOL

"..........give up everything and run."? What, exactly, are her job/s right now?

Are you also demanding that the other candidates/possible candidates "give up EVERYTHING" ? If not, why not ?

Agreed. Sarah is powerful because she can become the next president. Her remarkable talents have but one application, the presidency. She is ineluctable. She knows this and hopes that someone, somewhere will stand up before her with the same courage and talent to lead us out of the wilderness.
If she finds a leader willing to follow she will be a happy grandmother, mother and wife in her home in Wasilla. If no one is able to stand before her and take on the mantle of genuine conservative, constitutional leadership, she will become a happy president leading the greatest nation in history out of the doldroms of its insecurity into the blazing glory of its finest hour.

I really don't understand WHY people like you don't understand that should Palin not run, her influence and moneymaking abilities all fall off the edge of the proverbial cliff

You are right, you do not understand.

If Palin backs the winner, her influence grows incredibly.... Oh, by the way, that observation is from about 40 years of covering DC politics.

To MindBender26 ..... I really don't understand WHY people like you don't understand that should Palin not run, her influence and moneymaking abilities all fall off the edge of the proverbial cliff. If she doesn't enter the fray, a very large number of her supporters will throw her under the bus. ...... nopardons

The problem with Sarah Palin's supporters is that, like Obama's supporters, thay have elevated the object of their adoration to a level of Hope™ that no mere mortal can ever satisfy. Either way, run or not run, Palin's supporters are in for a very hard crash landing.

Any candidate that 72% of all voters believe would NOT be a good President and any candidate that 65% of all voters have said that they will "definitely NOT" vote for is guaranteed a humiliating drubbing at the polls. (See below.) Believing that Sarah Palin can actually be elected President in light of such polls is simply cult-like thinking along the lines of the Heaven's Gate Suicide Cult delusion.

The Sarah Palin balloon has gone as high as it is possible to go without bursting. While not running will certainly affect her negatively to some extent, it is the safest financial option for Palin.

To paraphrase Lincoln: Better to remain a non-candidate and be thought of by many detractors as unelectable than to run, be absolutely slaughtered, and remove all doubt.

If Palin does not run, she will have a plausible excuse that will seem totally logical to her devoted supporters who will then, at least, have their fantasy dreams of how Sarah would have defeated Obama if she had run in 2012 and would then peg their hopes on her running in 2016.

"..........give up everything and run."? What, exactly, are her job/s right now?

Sarah Palin's "job" right now is raking in the Big Bucks as a $100,000 per pop "motivational speaker", as a Reality TV entertainer and as a book writer.

Between stepping down as Governor of Alaska and April of 2010, Palin raked in $12 million. That is one hell of a job!

April 15, 2010: Sarah Palin income 12 million dollars since leaving office

If Palin mounts a serious Presidential run, she risks devastating her personal finances as failed Presidential runs can and do leave you millions of dollars in debt.

Secretary of State Clinton has already written off the $13.2 million she personally invested in her campaign.

"And no, losing won't hurt her at all"?

Wrong! Ask Hillary Clinton how losing a serious Presidential run can hurt you to the tune of over $13 million right out of your own pocket.

If Sarah Palin does mount a "run", it will be along the lines of the fake Donald Trump "run": Stick a toe in the water, gain massive media attention, then, once the media benefit has been gained, find an good excuse to bail out before the "run" actually costs any serious money.

From a purely financial standpoint, Sarah Palin can either cash in her chips right now and walk away with the millions of dollars she has already earned or engage in a Presidential run that is doomed to electoral failure but which will leave her financially devastated as Hillary's run left her.

What would you do if you were Sarah Palin?

Cash in the $12 million dollars worth of chips you have already won or bet all of your chips, plus millions of dollars more, that you can win the Indianapolis 500 in a Ford Pinto?

Regardless of what many say, Sarah Palin is not dumb. She has played the money-making game like a pro and has over $12 million dollars to show just how good she is at the game. Sarah Palin will never mount a serious Presidential run because doing so would be not only financially dumb but downright financially suicidal.

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FOX News Poll (February 7-9, 2011)

Question 3: I am going to read you a list of names. Tell me if you think that person would make a good President or not.

Sarah Palin:

.................YES.........NO.......DK.....Never heard of

ALL...........23%.......72%.........4%.......1%

Dem ...........7%........87%........5%.......1%

Rep ...........40%.......56%.......3%.......1%

Ind ...........25%........69%.......3%.......1%