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BY MARC STEIDLER
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It’s been a wide open race for the Republican nod for the 2012 Presidential campaign. But there’s always been an “elephant in the room.” No, not Chris Christie. GOP candidates can stop looking over their shoulders -- Sarah Palin will not run for president.
Palin made the announcement on the Mark Levin radio show, but she went on FOX News after to explain her decision.
“But I believe that they -- when they take a step back -- will understand why the decision was made and understand that really you don’t need a title to make a difference in this country. I think that I’m proof of that.”
A writer for Slate agrees, Palin doesn’t need to be president to have an impact.
“She is an exceedingly talented self promoter. This is a big deal, because self-promotion is something that American women have historically been bad at, and they pay for that shortcoming in everything from mediocre salaries to thwarted ambitions.”
But she’s still got her Fox News gig, except that network chief Roger Ailes recently told the AP she was hired because she was quote “hot and got good ratings.”
As for Palin’s future ambitions, a writer for The Guardian says this effectively ends her career as a major political player.
“The weakness of the 2012 Republican field was such that had Palin chosen to make a serious effort, she could have done well. She could have won the nomination. Now she almost certainly never will.”
So no Palin, no Chris Christie. It looks like the Republican field is pretty much set. CNN’s Mark Preston and Carol Costello suggest Palin just didn’t have what the GOP was looking for.
Mark Preston: “So Sarah Palin probably made the right decision, Carol.”
Carol Costello: “Yeah, and Republicans -- at least it seems that way right now because Romney remains on top -- Republicans want electability, right? They want somebody who can beat President Obama and Sarah Palin was not that candidate, at least in their minds.”
Palin says she’s undecided on a candidate to endorse within the current field, but she did say she’s “impressed” by businessman Herman Cain.
Transcript by Newsy.
