My fear is that with the current hatred ginned up by the left, Sarah (and her children) have serious security issues, and there are just enough maniacs that would do ANYTHING so stop her (BTW, her demise at the hands of the usurper or his minions would start the Second Civil War).
Unlike the other GOP'ers, she won't hesitate to tell it like it is, which scares the living daylights out of the left and even some on the right.
IMHO, for her to win, she first needs to lead the charge to taking back at least one side of Congress. That would build the national organization she would need to campaign for 2012.
And before the Palinistas come after me, right now Sarah has the power to call up and Army, and I'd be first inline if/when she gave the word. And right now, I think the usurper is one terror strike away from being forced out in the primaries. (notice how the usurper's party has already killed the superdelegate concept that got him the nomination).
In short, for her to win it all, she first needs to stay alive and healthy, lead the Tea Party takeover of the GOP, and get the RNC to ensure CLOSED primaries. If Sarah can do this, she can virtually start implemeting her agenda in 2011 - two years before she takes office. Americans will be starving for American leadership by then.
but if she is not ready to meet the challenges listed above, the my advice would be to run for the U.S. Senate seat up in Alaska.
See my post #15. I read yours after posting mine. FWIW.