[Al B.]

Thought she was going back to Alaska. Another misdirectional feint? :)

[Jonty30]

She needs to be in Arizone to raise her profile.

Alaska is too far in the outback to be where she needs to be to do what she wants to do.

[RedStateRocker]

She is playing things brilliantly. Straight out of Sun Tzu, actually.
When your enemy is guessing and literally does not know where you are going or what you are doing next, you have a huge advantage.
She doesn't have to commit until days before the primary if she doesn't want to, as she already has the recognition, probably the financing and is building an organization at the grass roots.

The perfect position: Let the press and dems (like there is actually a difference) savage Romney, let President Obama flail and fail and keep the machinery poised to either jump in in 2012 or, if something such as QE3 or the like turns things around an a run would be futile, or someone she likes starts running strong, bail and aim for 2016 or 2020.

The press is blind to the difference between Strategy and Tactics.