And if Palin thought Perry was such a great prospect, she would have endorsed him already. She hasn't.
I have no idea how many times you have said that. I’m not even talking about support here, I’m talking about specific citation of border security here.
I haven’t decided to support Perry yet, because I haven’t seen if he can debate with the others, and I haven’t seen if he is gaffe-prone or has some other major problem. And I’m just a person who would send a little money.
Palin could actually run for office — so why would she endorse ANYBODY until she is certain they will be around? It would be stupid for her to endorse Perry, then have him blow up at the debate. She’d have cut off her entry into the race, and backed a loser.
If she’s going to support a candidate, I expect she’ll wait, maybe until the end of september, maybe until october, and do so at the same time she announces that she isn’t running.
About the only way I could have seen her endorsing Perry earlier would be if she was absolutely certain he’d be a good candidate as well as a good conservative, AND he was having trouble getting traction and she thought it important to push him up the polls.
But clearly that’s not the case — at the moment, he doesn’t need any help. The help he will need will be to bring Palin supporters into his fold, and she’ll do that only if she’s sure she’s not running.