The former Governor of Alaska said on Wednesday that "after much prayer and serious consideration", she had decided not to stand for the Republican nomination, but would increase her efforts to oust Barack Obama.
"Not being a candidate, you are unshackled and able to be even more active," she told a radio talk show. "I look forward to using all the tools at my disposal to get the right people in there."
Mrs Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008, was once expected to run for the White House after becoming a figurehead for the anti-government Tea Party movement.
She has made millions of dollars from two blockbuster books, a reality television show and public appearances. Earlier this year she held a "One Nation" bus tour along the east coast of the US.
But it became widely assumed that she had missed her opportunity by repeatedly teasing voters about her intentions while several other Republican heavyweights firmly declared their candidacies. Continue reading and comment » | Jon Swaine | New York | Thursday, October 06, 2011
