That'll work for movement conservatives but not for the general public who will be feed a steady diet of anti-Palin pablum.
Whether she wants to or not she'll need to have a presense in that arena and the sooner she is able to self-define her presence there the sooner they'll have to take her seriously.
It can't be avoided.
Movement conservatives need a source for her actual views, so they can email rebuttals to lib relatives and friends.