That duplicitous old snake doesn’t “like” her now any more than he “liked” her in 2008.
He’s merely hoping that Sarah will split up the conservative part of the base so thoroughly that Jeb or Christy will be a shoo-in for the nomination. He’s so transparent. He and his friends in the press will stab her in the back as quick now as ever, and after the past seven years of daily attacks, she’s easy prey.