They chose Sarah; she did not go to them. When she boosted his poll numbers, they were pleasantly surprised. But, when they didn’t listen to her (about going back to Michigan) and McCain messed up himself, they began worrying that she would be the chosen one to run next go round, and they didn’t like that at all. They also realized that if it was a Palin/McCain ticket, she would most likely be our president. And that kills them!
DING1 DING! DING! WE HAVE A WINNER.
In her book, it tells of when she and the "B Team" went to The Villages, the expected crowd size grew from 8,000 to 10,000 to 30,000 TO 60,000 in a matter of hours, and she was there without McCain.
If you see pictures from that rally, the people were waving signs
"PALIN COUNTRY";
that says it all.