# Palin's out. Anyone surprised? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 5, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730 "2011-10-05T22:31:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/1 "2011-10-05T22:31:45Z")
Palin has announced she’s not running. Is anyone surprised? Does it mean anything for any of the extant candidates? Maybe a sigh of relief for Perry? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/2 "2011-10-05T22:35:31Z")
The Republican field is still so crowded that I don’t think her non-presense is a major factor. I’d say the biggest result will be other candidates seeking her endorsement. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/3 "2011-10-05T22:45:40Z")
Only surprising thing is she didn’t milk it a little bit longer. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/4 "2011-10-05T22:48:23Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > Only surprising thing is she didn’t milk it a little bit longer. Yeah, honestly that shocked me. I was expecting some sort of big hullaballoo and THEN an announcement. I wouldn’t have been surprised had she run (and I was hoping for it. I’m to the point where I find the goings-on on the GOP side incredibly entertaining), but I’m definitely surprised there was so little fanfare. She said no in a letter! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/5 "2011-10-05T22:55:44Z")
No. There was a time I was positive she would run, but the longer she dragged her feet and trolled by trying to upstage other candidates, the more I figured she was just trying to extend her stay in the limelight and was not interested in doing the work that goes into a campaign. Seems like it’s not working very well at this point. Some people love her, but a lot of her fans have moved on to other, similar candidates- some of whom are more experienced and most of whom are more disciplined. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/6 "2011-10-05T23:02:15Z")
I figured she wasn’t running back when she bailed as governor, so can’t say I’m surprised. > [@Jas09](#): > > Only surprising thing is she didn’t milk it a little bit longer. I believe the first dates by which candidates have to sign up for primaries are in mid-October, so she’s pretty much milked it for as long as she possibly could. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/7 "2011-10-05T23:05:58Z")
In typical Sarah fashion, she timed it to put an end to Christie’s news cycle. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/8 "2011-10-05T23:07:15Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I believe the first dates by which candidates have to sign up for primaries are in mid-October, so she’s pretty much milked it for as long as she possibly could. For the rational? Sure. But you don’t have to check out too many far-right boards to realize there is a reasonably large group of potential book-buyers and reality-TV-watchers that would have kept talk about “when Sarah announces” for months still. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/9 "2011-10-05T23:08:53Z")
One more milestone on this road apple’s rolling journey to irrelevance. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/10 "2011-10-05T23:09:02Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > In typical Sarah fashion, she timed it to put an end to Christie’s news cycle. To what end? Christie’s not running either. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/11 "2011-10-05T23:09:37Z")
Conservative checking in. Not the least bit surprised and very glad to hear it as well. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/12 "2011-10-05T23:14:57Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > To what end? Christie’s not running either. Doesn’t matter. Somebody else wasn’t running and was getting press for it. That’s Sarah’s press, mind you. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/13 "2011-10-05T23:18:15Z")
Maybe now the lamestream media will ignore her and quit asking her gotcha questions so she can fade away into the Alaskan winter where she belongs. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/14 "2011-10-05T23:48:43Z")
Lawrence O’Donnell scooped everyone months ago: [http://www.pensitoreview.com/2011/05/30/you-will-know-she-is-running-when-fox-fires-her/](http://www.pensitoreview.com/2011/05/30/you-will-know-she-is-running-when-fox-fires-her/) > [@](#): > > Now O’Donnell has turned his sights on Sarah Palin. He reminds us that on March 2, Fox president Roger Ailes fired all the pols on his network who were seriously considering running for president. Palin and Mike Huckabee were not among them. The video in the link is about 15 minutes, but well worth watching to get the whole context. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/15 "2011-10-06T00:04:54Z")
In equally surprising news, I’d also like to announce that I’m not seeking the GOP nomination for president. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/16 "2011-10-06T00:24:54Z")
I’m thinking about it. I’ll make my announcement sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/17 "2011-10-06T00:29:24Z")
Does this mean the “One Nation” tour bus is up on cinder blocks in Wasilla? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/18 "2011-10-06T00:31:17Z")
Frankly, I’m surprised she didn’t pull a LeBron James, demand her own special on Fox News and spend an hour creating false drama leading up to her “decision.” ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/19 "2011-10-06T00:42:08Z")
Maybe it’s got to do with her frequent trips to “Coon Rapids”. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730/20 "2011-10-06T00:53:43Z")
_ **HUZZAH!!!** _ Unlike Bachmann she actually had a serious chance of getting the nomination but fortunately she will not run. Thankfully the Republican candidate will be either Romney (whom I tolerate) and Perry (whom I barely tolerate). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-out-anyone-surprised/598730.md?page=2)