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"Could it be that conservatives don’t trust her?"

Her record does not give them a reason to trust her. Sure, she is saying the right things now about such issues as Cap and Trade, but she sang a different tune only recently. Besides issuing an Executive Order to create a sub-panel on climate change which endorsed the concept, she embraced it in her debate with Joe Biden. When debate host Gwen Ifill asked Palin whether she supported capping carbon emissions, her answer was unequivocal: "I do," she said. "I do." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89FbCPzAsRA (The discussion on environmental issues starts around the 29 minute mark)

An even bigger concern is her support for the Law of the Sea Treaty. I support her work as a media figure in going after the left. There is no way though, that I could support her as the political leader of a resurgent conservative movement.

Some conservatives make the case against her on the grounds of electability. Given that she is one of the few political figures with negativity ratings as high as Obama, they have a good argument. Be that as it may, it is not the argument which concerns me. My problem is that I do not see her as an ideological conservative. Personally, she is likable, but I do not see her as a leader.