What does that matter? As everyone is so fond of pointing out about Perry, Palin is no Reagan. At this point in 1979, Reagan had a 40%-40% approval/disapproval rating - Palin has about a 33%-55% approval/disapproval rating. She has a lot more ground to cover than Reagan did, and fewer undecideds that she can win over. I don't think waiting is in her favor.
Stop it you PDS hater! Sarah is no dummy and is studying these metrics also. She does not strike me a a woman who is big on Pyrrhic victories, she wants to run and win. PalinBots love to ignore reality, they live in the land of the FR echo chamber where most of us think alike sans a few minor policy differences. This has been our point all along, we like Sarah Palin but our like does not cloud our evaluation of reality. I personally think she won't make out of the primaries with the nomination so this point is moot and then we can marvel at the 20% of PalinBot Freepers screaming "Conspiracy" and "Third Party.".