“Sarah Palin has no chance of winning the Republican nomination or of being elected president. She is simply trying to keep herself in the public eye. Good for her personal financial interests,” senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution Thomas Mann said.
Sarah Palin has recently said in an interview that she was «seriously interested» in the possibility of running for president in 2016, adding that it had been a significant step for anyone to publicly voice such a thing.
First, her actions after the 2008 race, such as resigning halfway through her term as a governor and doing reality shows, undermined her viability as a candidate, Holmes explained. Second, her “star power” has recently faded as more prominent conservatives Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst, Rand Paul have risen.
“I'm just not sure that many Republicans need her at this point. Their attention has moved on to people who seem more engaged in the political process,” Holmes said, adding that Palin might be talking about running periodically to keep herself relevant.
Between 2006 and 2009 Sarah Palin occupied the post of the Governor of Alaska, and was also a Republic Party nominee for Vice President in the presidential election in 2008. She has recently joined a team of Fox News television channel to give political commentary and analysis.
