I stated an opinion, nothing more.
I'm sure she thought long and hard about running, and decided not to, for whatever reason.
Do you think there's something so special about Palin that she shouldn't have to compete for something she wanted?
As for Perry, he dropped out because he flamed out badly in the debate and after that his numbers tanked. It's as simple as that.
And so did I. So what was your great opinion about Mitt? Did you think he would have lost? You ignored that question and I think it fits in with 'your thinking' about Sarah.