You live in a bubble, then.
I don't believe, for a moment, that you were ever a Palin supporter; or if you were, you left that long ago, when you decided that you needed more "excitement", or whatever.
If she does announce Friday ( and I'm NOT claiming that she shall !), will you then dump Perry and support Palin? If not, then you were only a "supporter", when nobody else was in the race/the race was years to come.
Do you truly teach a course or three in a college in Texas? If so, what subject?
I haven't followed Palin since around 2009 when I was diagnosed with synchronous ovarian and breast cancer and was down for about a year with treatments and surgeries. Since recovering, I have been working to get my life back, my research (history) going again, and have not had time to follow her or any other politician all that closely. I live in Texas so have, of course, heard the news on Perry.
Yes, I really teach history at a university in Texas. I'm the conservative "nut" in a department full of deranged liberals. I am a Perry supporter because I know him personally. He was a family friend and my dad worked with him closely in Austin until he died. I know Rick's family. I know his wife's family. His wife's dad delivered me. They are all such good people.
If Palin were to get in the race tomorrow -- and she won't -- I would continue to support Rick. I believe he is the best candidate for the job. But if Palin were to win the nomination, I would be her biggest supporter -- bar none -- using my influence in the classroom as much as possible to counterbalance the Obama propaganda that will inevitably flow like puke through the halls of academia.