The reference to "not needing a title" in her speech tells me she's out.
I don't believe Palin is going to run. I believe that her internal polling has told her what everyone outside of Free Republic already knows: Like Hillary Clinton before her, Sarah Palin has a sizable following of dedicated supporters that is, unfortunately, outnumbered by an even larger group of people who loath her. She can't win and she knows it.
I believe Palin is going to use her celebrity and influence to affect change from outside the beltway by holding elected officials' feet to the fire on issues important to TEA Party conservatives. She has a plan and she's going to use her power to sell this plan to those who run and get elected to office.
To be fair to her supporters and her party, Palin needs to soon give a definitive yes or no answer. Other candidates are getting their campaign machines well-oiled, raising money and picking up important endorsements. Working towards Obama's electoral defeat won't be easy (despite what many here think) and it begins now, not later.
Palin does not use or rely on polls. She said in Iowa that she has never won a poll but has won elections. She also said that polls are for strippers and skiers. Polls are worthless.
But they are hysterical. One had her in 3rd place with already declared candidates. Imagine! 3rd! And she hasn't said whether she's running.
I fully agree. I know too many independents who, while they have no use for Obama at all, have less opinion of Palin. While the conservatives I know like her on principle, none think her electable (I’m in that camp).
You can’t win elections without the independents, and if you choose a candidate who’s also way behind the eight ball in that segment, you are not going to win.
I know this will stir up the Palin True Believers, but reality is reality.