Perhaps true but Obama had the mainstream media on his side to help him win. Had she entered the race maybe she would have gotten comparable numbers to Romney, Cain, Perry by now...put her in primaries, see if she wins, etc.
However she never got into the race, and decided to let people
know it was a definite “no”. She was getting close to the deadlines to get her name on the ballot. If she really wanted to run she would have run earlier. Maybe she would have won, who knows. But all this just gives off the following vibes:
—She’s indecisive. Other candidates were getting in,
and later out, of the race. Eventually she would have
thought, “I’d better get in now”. She did not. And now
with the deadlines approaching she was forced to finally
say, “no”. Who wants a president who would be so indecisive? Yes it’s important to take your time and make
the right decision but really. Again, had she entered maybe she
would have gotten in debates, got good poll numbers, etc.
but she held off.
—She gives the impression that even if she says she’s
doing what she’s doing for the good of the country and her party, she’ll still give off the vibe that all this is really just for money. Speaking engagements, books. May not be true, indeed, but people get the impression.
She already has faced the media making fun of her, etc.
but the media (most of them) would not be on her side,
unlike Obama. It would have been great if she went through the campaign and proved a conservative could win, but
she comes off as indecisive.
Those debates, etc., those straw polls, where’s Sarah?
If she’s serious about running she would have entered. And yes people say “oh Reagan didn’t get in till such and such a time”. But that was then, this is now. Others were getting in and getting the spotlight.
She was not in the race. The “quitter” tag will hurt her
if she does run eventually, btw. Reagan did not quit as
governor. Mitt Romney won one term and decided not to
run for a second—but that’s different than resigning
mid-term. Even if she had a hell of a lot of good reasons,
she looks bad. Not a fighter?
Though yes “family comes first”. And thus it is that she
does not run...
...Finally.
I can already see the ad the dems would run.
ANNCR: Sarah Palin. She says she’ll fight for you
(Images: Headlines of “Palin Resigns as Governor”)
ANNCR: But she resigned as governor of Alaska. She did
not fight then. Why would she fight for you as governor?
When the going gets tough, the tough get going...
(Image of Sarah, black and white, an unattractive pose)
ANNCR: ...Will she REALLY fight for us...when she QUIT
then?
(Paid for by Obama for America)
Can a true conservative win? Maybe. Possibly. Probably?
But she chose not to enter the race. Maybe she’ll try again some other time, but it’s kind of tough to imagine how
well she’d do when she refuses to enter the race. It’s not
“oh, you’re just saying only a moderate can win”. A conservative can win, but not if they don’t enter.