Now be honest. If any politician was that popular with the base of her party. why would she not run?
Hey, any politician would die for those numbers.
Contrary to popular belief Sarah Palin is NOT stupid.
Beating a sitting President is always an uphill battle. Losing an election casts a shadow over any candidate going forward- if Palin ran against The One in 2012 and lost, she's have an uphill battle to get the nomination agaion.
She's young- there's no real rush for her at this point. Of course, if Obama screws the pooch in the next 4 years, all bets are off.