ahh - you mean how Newt won South Carolina because the big guns, Palin included, said, “Vote for Newt or it’s over and you get Romney?”
Since Palin was not competing in the caucus and primary contests, she would not be turning her voters over to him in the same sense.
His victory would not be in competition with her. She would not benefit at future caucuses and polls by claiming she was the only reason he won.