Remember Perot? He was fooled, by political operatives, into believing some horrible thing was going to happen to his daughter, to ruin her wedding. So, he quit. He was ahead in the polls, when he quit and could have won that election. But by quitting, he ruined his chances. No one was happy with his explanations, instead all they could see was that he quit, when the times got tough.
This is what Sarah has done. As much as we like her, and think she would be best, too many will never trust her, or vote for her, because she quit. I believe she has been lied to, and convinced to quit, against her best instincts. Whoever told her to quit, was not trying to help her career. They were trying to take out their competition!
Sarah, turn around and do the right thing. Take it back. Do not quit! I do think you are right about the Presidential race. It does have to be someone more than a "regular joe". That is what we need in congress, but we need someone extra ordinary in the Presidential office.