[Iron Munro]

Bachmann is my choice of declared candidates but she has almost no traction against Perry. Nor does Romney.

I don’t want to see Perry walk away with the nomination.
He is not really a conservative - for one thing he is too pro-illegal and is a proponent of amnesty.

It looks as if the only one who might be able to slow Perry down is Sarah.

[Clairity]

The GOP nomination choice is between Perry and Romney. If the conservatives split their votes between Bachmann and Perry, Romney gets the nomination. Add that into your equation.

[Hawthorn]

>> It looks as if the only one who might be able to slow Perry down is Sarah. <<

You’re correct. So here’s how the typical primary vote might look:

Bachmann — 15%

Palin — 17%

Perry — 18%

Romney — 21%

Paul — 12%

Santorum —9%

Romer — 1%

Huntsman — 8%

Gingrich — 4%

None of the above — 5%

So guess who walks away with the delegates?

The point is that by causing a three-way split among conservatives, Palin (and Bachmann) will probably hand Romney the nomination on a silver platter. Mitt must be salivating at the prospect of Sarah’s entering the fray!