Well, who knows? McCain’s tornado pulled Palin in.
Speaking of McCain, let’s not lose track of the fact that he was considered out of the race before he turned around and won the NH primary in 2007. I remember a news story from back then saying that he had so little campaign money he was flying commercial and carrying his own suitcase...
Just an example of how much things can (and will) change.
Until there’s a field of declared candidates this is just a game for pundits and the small fraction of peope (like us) who follow politics closely. Later it will become a big-league marketing campaign for hearts and minds and no one knows what will happen then.