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.
If Palin thinks she can win from doing staged events and drumming up support from just her Face Book account, she is about to become “experienced” in how American Politics really works.