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Palin has not written articles and delivered speeches so as to display ideas and competence to lead the country;

PRODUCE Romney's now! and stop your liberal and clueless rant against Conservative Sarah!

[Rockingham]

You are making my point. Not the least of Romney’s many defects as a candidate was that he had done little to develop, present, and advocate his views before running for President. In contrast, Reagan had delivered political speeches and written articles for decades before he ran for President. Even before announcing as a candidate, Reagan was thus well-defined as a conservative and had staked out detailed positions on the issues of the day.