It sure sounds like it.
I figured her announcement would be timed to coincide with the release of “The Undefeated,” which is supposed to premiere in — ta da — Iowa sometime this month. She’s not formally associated with the film but it’s potentially important to her campaign insofar as it’s aimed at winning over voters who aren’t already in her camp. The easiest way to maximize its exposure would be for Palin to unveil her candidacy as it debuts, and since it’s debuting in the most important early primary state, she’d benefit twice over by making a splash with Iowans. Could be that the timeline for the premiere has changed — the filmmaker hasn’t chosen a venue yet, in fact — but if not, then it makes sense that she’d decide soon.
Or maybe I’m way off and she’s not planning to time anything to the film’s release. She did say at the end of her bus tour that she was planning a West Coast tour this summer too, which may mean no announcement until that’s done. If anyone can afford to jump in late, she can, but note Geraghty’s post on how it’s already later in the campaign than you might think. If she runs she’ll rely mainly on small donors, but she’d surely like to enlist some big donors to help keep the campaign moving; the longer she waits, the fewer of them are left. And of course, she has to worry not only about Bachmann’s poll surge (and Herman Cain’s?) but the possible entry of Rick Perry. She still could, and probably would, leapfrog all of them once she’s in, but the more time they have to lock up voters, the harder it’ll be for her to consolidate tea partiers against Romney and/or Pawlenty once she hits the trail.
Palin's 'Secret weapon'
I figured her announcement would be timed to coincide with the release of “The Undefeated,” which is supposed to premiere in — ta da — Iowa sometime this month. She’s not formally associated with the film but it’s potentially important to her campaign insofar as it’s aimed at winning over voters who aren’t already in her camp. The easiest way to maximize its exposure would be for Palin to unveil her candidacy as it debuts, and since it’s debuting in the most important early primary state, she’d benefit twice over by making a splash with Iowans. Could be that the timeline for the premiere has changed — the filmmaker hasn’t chosen a venue yet, in fact — but if not, then it makes sense that she’d decide soon.
Or maybe I’m way off and she’s not planning to time anything to the film’s release. She did say at the end of her bus tour that she was planning a West Coast tour this summer too, which may mean no announcement until that’s done. If anyone can afford to jump in late, she can, but note Geraghty’s post on how it’s already later in the campaign than you might think. If she runs she’ll rely mainly on small donors, but she’d surely like to enlist some big donors to help keep the campaign moving; the longer she waits, the fewer of them are left. And of course, she has to worry not only about Bachmann’s poll surge (and Herman Cain’s?) but the possible entry of Rick Perry. She still could, and probably would, leapfrog all of them once she’s in, but the more time they have to lock up voters, the harder it’ll be for her to consolidate tea partiers against Romney and/or Pawlenty once she hits the trail.
Palin's 'Secret weapon'
- The New Palin Movie, the Undefeated, Is Not Aimed At Her Supporters But Rather Everyone Else
- Makers of Palin film scouting Iowa premiere venues
Palin Supporter wrote:
I watched the Bannon video at the Heritage Foundation, and that’s Sarah in a nutshell. She’s a breath of fresh air, and it’s why so many hate her because, by contrast, she puts so many to shame, and not just the politicians. Those who believe that it’s necessary to lie and cheat to get ahead and have convinced themselves that “everyone does it” are forced to look inward when they see her, a successful, effective, ethical, self-made leader, and find themselves wanting.
About half the Democrats fall into this camp and virtually all of the Democrat leadership and their pundits.
Their push back is to hate her. They need to believe that she’s a liar and a cheater — like them but better at concealing it — and so they will magnify any fault in her, rationalize anything, twist, spin, whatever it takes to bring her down to their level and below.
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