Announcing late is weakness. You announce late because you want an out if you can't build or sustain support.
Candidates do it late because they can raise money without being covered by election fundraising, and needing to pretend they're not running shows their financial weakness.
Announcing late is weakness. You announce late because you want an out if you can't build or sustain support.
Candidates do it late because they can raise money without being covered by election fundraising, and needing to pretend they're not running shows their financial weakness.