Let's work under the supposition that she is indeed planning on running. (If she's not, none of her moves make sense to me -- the idea that she's just building "Brand Palin" doesn't wash, because building up all the expectations and dashing them would basically destroy the "brand".)
I'll further make an assumption that she has a very specific plan that address all fo the concerns raised about infrastructure, funding, organization, etc., as well as all of the political plans needed for a campaign. She comes across as someone who knows how to do this, and if she hasn't, then... well, it will be a short and rather unsuccessful venture.
So... what is the plan? I don't know, and no one outside Palin's innermost circle does either.
We can guess, of course, but that's all it would be, a guess.
There are some logical reasons to delay, of course, such as freedom from FEC regulations. Personally, I think she wants to make the campaign as short and intense as possible, rather than dragging it out over those summer months when no one is really watching anyway. Several folks have theorized that she wants the rest of the field to get a solid vetting before she dominates the spotlight.
All reasonable guesses... which, if any, are right? We will only know after it all happens.
“Let’s work under the supposition that she is indeed planning on running. (If she’s not, none of her moves make sense to me — the idea that she’s just building “Brand Palin” doesn’t wash, because building up all the expectations and dashing them would basically destroy the “brand”.)”
Why work under that supposition? She has NEVER said she is running. And, since none of her moves make sense to YOU, does that mean they don’t make sense?
I don’t get why people get so worked up. We’ll know one way or the other by the end of the month...when she said she would decide.
the idea that she's just building "Brand Palin" doesn't wash, because building up all the expectations and dashing them would basically destroy the "brand".