Has she announce running? I notice FNC did not suspend her with the others planning a run which is a sign that she is NOT announcing a run anytime soon. This author automatically assumes she is running, and is the candidate.
It is not like Palin is under-exposed now.
I don't see the magic event happening as this author does. If she were capable of doing this, why doesnt she do it right now and end all these arguments? She should start convincing americans that they agree with her right now (better yet last year) and all these critics/skeptics will be neutralized.
Lame, lame lame. Huckabee still has his Fox News Saturday night program ad appears on several shows and ditto for Newt even though Newt is no longer beinbg paid.
Have you been under a rock?
The author writes about a setting where Obama and Palin face off, unfiltered by the media. Please describe for me a single such scenario that allows that, outside a debate. The problem is that the media can protect Obozo all they want, until he has to face a person directly.
The media is an enemy, to be sure. And not the only one.
Tming and tactics.
Sarah has said if she throws her hat in the race, that she won’t run a traditional campaign. She didn’t when she ran for mayor or governor, so why stop now.
Declaring, and declaring early, traditionally has it’s value. But it also has a new set of rules to play by that can be a hindrance. When she’s ready to play by those rules, she will. But for now, she’s playing by her rules.
And left, right, and everyone in between is left scratching their asses trying to figure her out.
And that, I suspect, is right where she wants them.
Bingo. I saw a recent poll that the same number of people who didn't have an opinion of Barack Obama also didn't have an opinion of Sarah Palin - 1%.
Every other candidate was somewhere in the double-digits. Guys like Pawlenty & Daniels were close to 30%.
This will not be like 1980, where Reagan came from well-behind to close the gap. Reagan didn't live in an age of 24/7 news coverage, to say nothing of the internet. Reagan rebounded in the polls after the first debate. Why? For two reasons - first, he did unbelievably well. And second, for MANY Americans, this was their first real opportunity for them to see him on a national stage, outside of the convention. People didn't necessarily like Reagan because people didn't fully know Reagan. People know Sarah Palin.
When people have an opinion of someone, it doesn't change (and it especially doesn't soften if it's a poor opinion), unless that person goes away for a while. Nixon went away after losing in CA, and 4-years later, he could reinvent himself. Bush, who has been gone for a bit, is also starting to enjoy a popularity rebound. Palin has never gone anywhere. She's been the most visible candidate out there, and because of that, people's opinions are fixed.
Plus, I agree with your point about "why doesn't she do it now." In the period of time that Palin has been everywhere, she has demonstrated absolutely no ability to identify with people who aren't already predisposed to vote Republican - unlike Reagan. She cannot, thus far, make a compelling argument to the people nominees need to win elections. It's that simple.