https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/01/18/ive-changed-my-mind-i-think-palins-running/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 04:51:52 -0400<![CDATA[I still believe baring a disaster Obama will be reelected, but I now see nothing to lose and lots to gain by a Palin candidacy. She is the only candidate who has the ultimate freedom of having already faced her political death head on. As Winston Churchill famously said, “There is nothing more exhilarating than being shot without result,” and while thankfully Palin only knows this truth metaphorically, all that she has endured gives her incredible independence. Everyone else will inevitably melt (like even grizzled veteran John McCain did) when they get close to the blast furnace that will be going up against the Obama juggernaut. Far more than anyone else in conservative history, Palin has been forced to prove just how fireproof her convictions are and how deep her resolve is.]]>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:45:31 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/01/18/ive-changed-my-mind-i-think-palins-running-n80630