Becky Beach, Palin’s top fundraiser in Iowa and a close friend who is usually kept in the loop on the former governor’s plans, told The Hill that she had not heard from Palin in weeks about whether or not she would run.

“I don’t have any idea of her decision or her timing. The only thing I’ve heard her say is that the legal deadlines are the real deadlines, and I share her sentiment,” she said…

“I think it’s going to be so unconventional if she decides to run a few weeks aren’t going to matter one way or the other. If she decides to run the enthusiasm will be there, I don’t think she’s going to be handicapped [by the timing].”