After Obama won, I told my wife that Palin will not run for President, her main purpose now is to make the statements/accusations about the Lib/Dems that the real GOP candidates can't. She can be the mud flinger.
This belief was reinforced over the weekend, she was on Fox and they asked if she would run in 2012, she said she would have to discuss it with the family, the whole being dragged throught the mud. Then she followed that with , well maybe I can play a support roll of some fashion.
I think she is looking for a cabinet position in 2012.