IMO, Gov. Palin knew she was an EXTREMELY long shot. She had little money (the real $$ are in the GOP-e), and there were at the time other fairly strong (or at least then seemingly so) conservative candidates in the race to siphon off some of her support. Plus, the MSM would surely slam her 1st and foremost.
So, I think she figured her only chance was to use her VERY limited resources and try to, one might say, build a wave in a non-conventional manner. When that did not pan out - call it a failure if you wish - there was no sense in jumping into the race. At most she’d weaken other conservative candidates, which it appears at least to me she was trying to avoid. So, she bowed out. But, up until then, she had to give her supporters some encouragement that she might run, or she had no shot at all.
“Plus, the MSM would surely slam her 1st and foremost.”
The MSM would spend their last dollar to crucify her.Palin knows this. She ain’t running. Wait till you see what they do to Cruz if he runs......everything from planting porno in his garbage can to putting 6 ounces of crack in the glove compartment of his car, and then calling the (SEIU affiliated) cops. Plus the GOPe on his arse too!
Politics is their Bible, and they play for keeps.
Oh come on, They were a bunch of losers. Everyone was weak, or a joke.
Its more like if she ran then she'd be just one of a crowd instead of center of attention.
The way she played it she got lots of media attention for a bunch of months, all while she never quit her FNC job appearing on Greta talking about the candidates (which is why it was obvious that she decided early not to run.)