That is complete and unadulterated BS. You project what maybe your motives would be onto her, but you have nothing to base that claim on.
Besides, if she had run and won, she could have made tens or hundreds of millions after serving, and even running and losing would have pumped up her ‘brand’. You can be snarky and nasty about her if you want, but you have no basis for your accusations.
So why didn’t she run? Winning the nomination and the Presidency was not a sure thing. But receiving large speaking fees and being retained as a Fox consultant was.
Palin’s support of McCain over Hayworth spoke volumes.