Asked in July when she would decide whether to run for president, the former Alaska governor told  Fox News' Sean Hannity, "August and September. You do have to start laying out a plan if you are to be one to throw your hat in the ring, so that's basically the time frame."

During an early August appearance at the Iowa state fair, Palin echoed that language, suggesting again that late-summer was "basically" her deadline to decide.

"That is still a possibility for a timetable," Palin replied when asked about the matter. "Yes, definitely."

For anyone who may have been confused about whether late-September was "definitely" the timetable or merely "definitely a possibility" for a timetable, Palin did little to clarify the matter during another Fox News interview this week. Hannity this time asked her whether November was the month by which she would need to make a decision.