Do you think Sarah Palin can ever become a serious national candidate again?

I was inspired to ask this question by, of all things, an off subject political sideline that developed on a Fluther question about wolves. Anyway, my question is whether, objectively speaking, Sarah Palin has a legitimate chance of every becoming a serious national ticket candidate again, either for president or vice-president. I’m not asking if you like her or not, although I’m sure many of you will express your views on that, too. Personally, I rather admire her. I have the impression that the Fluther school is kind of more liberal than not, so I am probably swimming upstream when I confess that I like her. Whether liked by me or you, though, I think she has a lot of qualities that are undeniably positive in a candidate. She speaks well, dresses very well, is very pretty (to the point which makes me envious), and connects in a “down home” sort of way with a lot of people on social and moral issues (although personally I don’t agree with her on everything there). A lot of men find her appealing and so do many socially conservative women because she is attractive in an almost prissy way that doesn’t make her seem to be loose morally or threatening to other women. I know she did lousy on a straw poll at a recent Republican convention, but I can’t believe the front runner in that poll, Ron Paul, can be a national candidate. So, do you think Sarah Palin can ever get there and if so what does she need to do to make it happen?