I’m not a secret plan person either. I think she takes things as they come. I do believe she was at one point last summer running. I think something stopped her last fall. I believe last fall that when she said she wasn’t running, she meant it but I don’t think she was happy about it. 

I think she now takes it a week at a time. I don’t think she really thought the primary would play out the way it has. I am sure she has tried to influence it but no one can control something as massive and messed up as the GOP primaries. Things seem to be playing to her favor.  So what happens if we really do have a brokered convention?  I have no idea.

I feel that the only thing I can do is push for a brokered convention so that Palin at least has the choice whether to toss her hat in the ring if she wants and then make sure that we send Palin friendly delegates to Tampa as best we can.

If she doesn’t take advantage of the brokered convention or if we simply don’t have one and Romney gets the nomination, having Palin friendly delegates gives her tremendous influence over them to help shape the direction of the GOP and use as leverage to hold Romney’s feet to the fire.

So you will see me cheer for a brokered convention and be happy when we send some more Palinistas to Tampa and I probably will never lose hope that a miracle could happen but I am NOT into the super secret stuff.

agree that i hope she does more than TV commentary (not that she isn’t great at that too!!).

yeah i remember that you were someone who was doubting she was running, even before oct 5th. i was mad at you and others because she hadn’t even announced it yet and so i still thought she was running! well even after the 5th i was hoping she’d change her mind and wanted to do all i could to convince her! and i was in the earthquake movement and all that. but over the months my hope declined. i tried to remain optimistic and hopeful but as time passed i thought more and more that it is a longshot chance! when santorum dropped out, i finally gave up on brokered conventions, sarah running, and anyone other than romney as nominee.

i do think that she WAS planning to run, at first. i still don’t think all those signs and hints were not real. she said herself in a radio interview soon after oct 5th, that there were times she almost said “yes” to running. because of certain signs and hints i saw in that spring and summer, THAT is why i got mad at you and a few others. said “it’s obvious she’s running.” but wow, you turned out to be correct after all!! (unfortunately. hahaha.)

yeah i agree that i wish she had made her announcement sooner. it was tough to wait that long. especially in september and very beginning of october. people said “be patient” and i didn’t want to be. the thing is, people are still saying that NOW! “be patient, her plan will be revealed later.” but that’s how it’s always been, with palin supporters. it’s always waiting for something to come later, and later, and later. but eventually, those people who think she has a stealth campaign will realize that it’s not going to come.