“I don’t ever think she would make a major breakthrough with the high dollar folks,” said Vin Weber, a top Washington Republican lobbyist, who backed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination in 2008 but is co-chair of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s PAC.
“That would be the story of a Palin campaign. She would finance the campaign largely through small donors and internet donors and things like that,” Weber said in an interview, comparing Palin’s ability to raise large amounts of cash online to President Obama’s during his campaign…
One other element to Palin’s success is to keep the political world guessing about her intentions. She “must continue to dip her toe into political waters in order to stay current and topical,” said Brad Blakeman, a White House official during the last Bush administration.
“Her PAC provides jobs for her infrastructure so she does not have to dip into her own pocket to pay salaries. A PAC staff can be morphed into her own beginnings of a campaign staff if she so chooses. I believe she is keeping all options open, looking to exploit any opportunities that may arise,” Blakeman said.
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