“Why would she ever choose to run in 2012 “
I think she’s a leader, leaders are born to lead. Not sit home.
More than that, even, it is clear as day that she feels a duty to the Republic. Plus:
a. she hates to lose.
b. she might just have had it with the hate against her (I hope) and decide to really give them something to hate.
I can see how a confluence of these might impact her, but there’s a whole set of vectors on the other side as well.