Is Northup comfortable being "out there by herself"?

The H-L does another piece on the gubernatorial candidates and this one has Anne Northup stating that she's "ok" with being "out there by herself". Northup, who is noted as a ferocious campaigner and "absolutely the toughest campaigner going", and who was the recipient of the "Brass Balls" award for her tenacity while she was in the state Legislature, is begging the question of whether she's really "out there by herself" or is she being coy about her political strengths?

What do you think?