That's the troll version of what happened and you should know better.
Exactly right, the fantasy Sarah that many Freepers formed a mental image of (remember when she was compared to Washington, Patton, William Wallace, El Cid, etc etc?) had no counterpart in reality.
Mind you I'll certainly support her if she's on the ticket. It's just that I don't want a superhero(ine) President. I want a Coolidge, with a green eyeshade, who knows that he's the hired help.