This is how I knew that Palin wasn’t running through all of 2011 in spite all the endless Palinista claims that she was that year.
She was employed by FNC as a political commentator in 2011 on Greta mostly.
She obviously told FNC higher ups that she had no intention of running but still teased their audience that she might. (and it worked with Palinistas, WOW)
That is why she was allowed to stay there and be on Greta all thru the year.
I remember, and have not forgotten. That’s why I don’t take the bait now, when she speculates on doing another ‘dance of the 7000 veils’. She declared her non-run status on a very busy news day; the day Steve Jobs died. Around here in the Bay Area, that was all people spoke about for week, even though we could see his time was running out.