There is no question ignoring a campaign request from the McCain camp would have been perceived as a snub. The MSM would have had a field day with it. Right now, the Republicans appear as a very united party with their solidarity against Obamacare. That will really help them in November. They don't need something like a perceived Palin snub to give the impression of division. I question Hayworth's wisdom far more than Palin's.
“There is no question ignoring a campaign request from the McCain camp would have been perceived as a snub. The MSM would have had a field day with it.”
The fact that you care is exactly the problem.
MSM is going to have a field day anyway. Their best weapon against conservatives is making them ashamed of themselves.
And it works every time. Look at your own reactions to understand why.