[floridagopvoter]

“Sarah had all the supporters, not McCain.
Just as 0bama had all the supporters, not Biden.
0bama’s supporters outnumbered Sarah’s supporters.

What is so hard about that to understand?
I know it hurts to admit defeat, but this is the way it is.
Sarah doesn’t have as much support in America as 0bama does.”

Palin was just freshly introduced to the nation. Perhaps it was a bit early for her, a bit rushed. 4 years later and you have a lot of name recognition, some more seasoning and, hopefully, initiation into national issues. And you have perhaps a flagging economy to hang around Obama’s neck.

I DO however, have to say that this does not help Palin for 2012. I would have preferred to see her become more seasoned by successfully seeing through the governorship of her state, taking a leadership role in the Republican Governors Association, etc. Still, way too early to write her off, especially if the economy and especially the jobs market does not recover before 2012, upon which all bets are off and it is then conceivable that the winner of the Republican primary also has the inside track to win back the White House.

[counterpunch]

Palin was just freshly introduced to the nation.

So was 0bama. And that didn't stop him from amassing more votes than any other presidential candidate in history.

I DO however, have to say that this does not help Palin for 2012. I would have preferred to see her become more seasoned by successfully seeing through the governorship of her state

You got that right.
The rap on 0bama was that he wasn't experienced enough. Then McCain picked someone even less experienced than him and blew that argument out of the water. Now when 2012 rolls around, 0bama will have a full term as President under his belt, and Palin's experience will be frozen where it was when she was a not-yet-ready-for-prime-time VP candidate. This completely blows any chance she had to be the GOP nominee. Someone who quits their job as governor after just 2 years into their one and only term has absolutely no chance of getting the most important job in the world.