Palin isn’t running. Candidates already have teams on the ground. It's still very early in the game. Reagan did announce his first run until Nov 1979, just a year before the elections.
I am glad Sarah is taking her time. She is a genius at taking on her opponents. Hopefully, she will wait until Summer to announce. When she does you can be sure she will be on total offense out the gate.
"It's still very early in the game. Reagan did announce his first run until Nov 1979, just a year before the elections."
Waiting to officially announce is not the same as neglecting to build an on the ground filed team in key states that would be ready to go once the announcement is made.