That's the critical idea here. She's got to be able to recast herself with the mushy middle and breakout with the entire Republican base united behind her.
If she's allowed to be tarred again she'll be irreparably damaged and won't run. She cannot afford missteps or to seem 'radical', clumsy or unprepared. Going after Obama will take a solid and professional run all the way.
Romney has her beat in money and organization. She's playing a perfect stalking horse game here. She'll get tons of free publicity and can put together an organization that is loyal and enthusiastic and do so on the cheap. If she doesn't knock out Romney she'll struggle to take the nomination.
Who she picks as a VP will be interesting and critical as well. She's got a ton of interesting choices in the current field all of whom carry pluses and minuses. It'll be an interesting summer and she can postpone an announcement until the end of August - that's an effective tactic financially as well.
Are you nuts? Sarah's "organizational" force is 5-10-million avid supporters (money, voter drives, the whole shebang) from coast to coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.
Just waiting for her to say the word. When she announces, Myth's viabilty reduces to that of a political asterisk, a presidential historical footnote like Ron Paul ("Romney also ran again for the thirty-fourth time, with similar results to his last 33 runs).
Palin's supporters are so inured to the Misledia Presstitutes' "gotcha!" drivel that it has become "The Media that cried "Woof!" Only the most dyed-in-the-wool PDS victims even hear their predicatble spew any more.
Palin is now snakebite-proof. She's absorbed so much of their venom, when they bite her from now on, it is them who will be poisoned.
Watch, and be amazed.
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Romney has her beat in money and organization.
Romney doesn’t have thousands of volunteers willing to work for his election as Palin does. Her organization is coming from the bottom up while Romney’s is made up of paid political operatives. Romney will follow a game plan drafted by media consultants and political advisers. Palin will run her own campaign based on her knowledge of voters and a successful track record of winning elections. She will hire consultants only when needed and she will make the decisions.