After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.
My decision is based upon a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year. I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office - from the nation's governors to Congressional seats and the Presidency. We need to continue to actively and aggressively help those who will stop the "fundamental transformation" of our nation and instead seek the restoration of our greatness, our goodness and our constitutional republic based on the rule of law.
From the bottom of my heart I thank those who have supported me and defended my record throughout the years, and encouraged me to run for President. Know that by working together we can bring this country back - and as I've always said, one doesn't need a title to help do it.
I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets, including in the race for President where our candidates must embrace immediate action toward energy independence through domestic resource developments of conventional energy sources, along with renewables. We must reduce tax burdens and onerous regulations that kill American industry, and our candidates must always push to minimize government to strengthen the economy and allow the private sector to create jobs.
Those will be our priorities so Americans can be confident that a smaller, smarter government that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people can better serve this most exceptional nation.
In the coming weeks I will help coordinate strategies to assist in replacing the President, re-taking the Senate, and maintaining the House.
Thank you again for all your support. Let's unite to restore this country!
God bless America.
- Sarah Palin
This was the best move Palin could have made for the party and, I believe, for herself. Palin's email is spot on, she has the unique ability to spotlight issues and can bring more attention to a candidate and his/her positions than anyone else could and no title is needed to do so. Once the GOP nominates a candidate to run again Obama, I believe Palin can be a driving force behind that candidate to help catapult him/her into the White House.
I cannot name one other that could help her candidacy as much as she can help the eventual nominee.
I have another reason I am glad Palin is not running in 2012.... I said this before, in December of 2010, and I will repeat it. I am glad she isn't running because I like her too much to see her put through the vitriolic hatred of the liberal media and face it, she is having fun in the role she plays now.
Why would she want something different?
[Update] The Right Scoop provides the Mark Levin Interview, embedded below.
Others discussing this:
ABC News, Mark Levin Show, The Caucus, and The Politico.
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