Interesting. Are you saying that we need to find a candidate that has the approval of 'American liberal women and campus elites'? Which pro-abortion candidate did you have in mind?
If she runs she will create such a violent opposition that it may even end up deterring middle of the road independents. The hardest thing for the libs to do next time will be to generate enthusiasm for Obama as he keeps failing at almost all he does. Right now they are fractured; some over him messing up the necessary functions of protecting the country and watching the budget while others think he hasn't gone to Marxism hard enough or fast enough.
The democrats need something to run AGAINST if they have nothing to run for. Sarah might be that something.
I think she had a all it took to be a great governor and maybe VP, too. But, I am unsettled at envisioning her going head to head with Iran, N.Korea or Venezuela over nukes.
Then too, there is that problem of the opposition she will get from within the republican party that will have to be overcome. The media is doing a good job of spreading rumors about racism [and more] in the Tea Party as they are already working hard to use that as a wedge against any true conservatives that run.
Politics is a bit like court and anything can happen. We all remember how guilty OJ was before the jury came back and we saw where that went. The reason I am concerned about finding a very strong candidate who can reach everyone is because I truly believe that a second term of Obama could spell the end of America as we know it. We are so close to that now - it haunts me every day.