No, the whole point of their psychological campaign was to convince her not to run and for her supporters to back the GOP-E candidate---Romney.
We'll never know what exactly happened behind the scenes following her September 2011 speech in Iowa at the conclusion of her One Nation tour (when all signs pointed to a run), but I suspect that she got word (probably via McCain or Malek) that the GOP-E would not support her against Obama, even if she swept the primaries and won the nomination, thereby losing before any nascent campaign could start.
It's the GOP-E way---kill its fastest prize filly before she could even get into the gate to run the Kentucky Derby.
Ah, they beat her with a psychological campaign. Women have such weak minds we know.
Run that one past Sarah as well...
Her summer promotional tour started when she announced her movie was coming out. It ended weeks after her September speech when the DVDs finally went on sale in WalMart.