Palin Won’t Make 2012 Run, Pledges to Keep ‘Driving’ Dialogue

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Sarah Palin ended a lengthy and attention-grabbing political guessing game yesterday with her announcement that she won’t seek the Republican presidential nomination.

The former Alaska governor and her party’s 2008 vice presidential nominee -- more recently a reality TV star and cable-news commentator -- said she opted against a White House run because she believes “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.”