is that they don't think she looks dumb, no matter how dumb she looks. but where you are right about  them is that she can always claim bias and that will get her as far as she really needs to go, which is keeping enough followers to make and keep her wealthy. Talk about parlaying your fifteen minutes of fame.

Even if Palin runs, she won't ever get far enough where she would be forced to "take on all comers" and "answer all questions" Just like Trump, she would simply be a sideshow. It's not about winning for many of these candidates, it's about their "brand" and keeping themselves relevant so as to keep the gravy train running. Do you think that Huckabee believes that he has even a snowballs chance of winning? Of course not, he just doesn't want to be forgotten and have his ratings plunge.