Well, Barack Obama once said he visited "57 States, and Joe Biden said that FDR gave "televised" fireside chats during the Depression in 1920. I'm sure she can't be dumber than the President & Vice President Elect....

Carrie Trask, Massachusetts, USA

She certainly needs some experience. And she needs to know things too. She was unable to mention a single Supreme Court Ruling, or a single newspaper or magazine that she read! Has she never heard of the New York Times or the Washington Post?

tris, dundee, scotland

Surely it's a prerequisite to be on the Presidential Ticket that you have the knowledge and ability to make presidential decisions. How can someone who has no idea of where Africa is located manage with the complexities of international relations? God help Alaska if she makes the senate!

Iain, London,

Only Palin can get us out of this mess. She is pretending to be dumb just to catch people off guard. Did you hear the way she handled those French-Canadian pranksters? She let them go on and say their stupid stuff, which she didn't believe for a minute, thus exposing them for the jokers they are.

Marlon, Pattonville,

Sarah will do well as r VP or President
The President elect will get on the job training.
Sarah already has a head start.
Don't beleive anything about her IQ .
Here in the good ole U S of A the Democrats a& Hollywierds
ask we show respect to the new Leader
while they trashed Bush

Ruth, Newark Delaware , USA

Actually, you got it wrong - By law,Palin's election wardrobe must go to charity. Do try to keep up!

David Halliday, Edinburgh, Scotland

American Republicans - please stop embarrassing yourselves. All you do by building up this nitwit hillbilly Palin is demonstrate how weak-minded you are. Are your standards really so low that you want to be ruled by someone who is so unworldly and inept? You are really scraping the barrel.

Tom King, Minneapolis, USA

If she is indicative of what the Republican party truly stands for then they are sure to fail. She is typical of the ideology of mandating morality on people, instead of leaving it to the individual, their family, and their religion. It's a new day in America and a new time. She's the past.

Trev, Illinois, USA

Kev in Kent, she was cleared of any misconduct on the day of the election. The only reason she was not cleared before was that the prosecutor was a Democrat and kept her under scrutiny for as long as he could. If a democrat couldnt find anything to bring a huge PR coup, i dont know who could

Matt, London,

You know this from eperience...?

Paul, fallon,

It was my understanding that Governor Palin has definitively been cleared of the charges that she misused her powers, or that she attempted to have anyone fired. If you don't like her say, don't keep smearing her with unsubstantiated inuendo!

Ed Weirdness, Mesquite, USA

anyone who believes dinosaurs roamed the earth inside of 6,000 years ago is not fit to be president of her condo association, let alone the US.

jason, Arlington, USA

Clark in Atlanta - "with all the corruption in politics nowadays, and her history of no nonsense government, she might be very good in the Senate". Isn't misusing your powers and position to try and have someone fired - for purely personal reasons - corruption? She seems seriously flawed to me!

Kevin Miller, Tonbridge, Kent

Some of you Brits have an inflated notion of how smart our elected senators need to be. Anyone who has heard Joe Biden speak more than a few sentences knows the answer is ; not very. Palin will do quite nicely.

Jerry, seattle , usa

I think Palin does have a chance at the precidency, but definitely not in 2012. She should run for the Senate get experience for 8 years and go after it in 2016. I think the Republican party needs someone like Sarah Palin.

Bill, Miami, Usa

While I would never want her as my President, with all the corruption in politics nowadays, and her history of no nonsense government, she might be very good in the Senate.

clark, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Ask McCain, Kerry, Gore, Hillary, etc if the senate is such a hot place to launch a presidential campaign.

Bob Hall, New York, United States

Gov Palin was not allowed to keep the clothes that the GOP bought for the campaign.

Marlene, Alexandria, VA, USA

Oh please no -this lady is so far out of her depth it's embarrassing. She's a small town politician - there's no way she'd ever be presidential material. Although I think David, St Albans has a very good point!!

Maggie McLean, Cork, Ireland

It would be great if she made a presidential bid in 2012- I'd love to watch her get torn to shreds during the primaries.

Nick, Arlington, VA, USA

I think it would be a good idea if palin ran in 2012. That way she could get is out of this mess Obama is going to put us in. Palin power!!!

andy anderson, fortworth texas, america

Frightening to think that someone who doesn't know what Africa is could be allowed anywhere near international politics...

Alastair Johnson, Alicante, Spain

I think the Republicans would do well to have Palin as their candidate in 2102 and 2016, that would ensure they couldn't possibly win.

David, St Albans, UK

Actually, the Senate the worst place to run a presidential bid from, this election was an exception. The demands of working in the senate are too great. and the last Senator to occupy the Oval Office was Kennedy in 1961.

Jon, London,