Sarah Palin was not running on her own for a political office. She was part of and largely controlled by the McCain team. They did a remarkably inept job.
When the campaign was over the left (and rino) wing machines run out of Washington identified Sarah as a threat to their future. They marshaled historic forces against a citizen.
How would you or anyone you've ever encountered get from there to where Sarah is today?
no basis in fact?
Fact: Sarah quit.
Fact: Overwhelming majority who viewed her Gibson and Couric interviews saw Sarah as unprepared for hostile/unfair questions.