Now that Bristol has come out and "endorsed" the idea, I've no doubt Palin will run in 2012. Remember, it was her family that "helped" her make the decision to quit her job as gov.
Bristol Palin: 'I wish my mom would run'
Bristol Palin’s Facebook fan page has seen plenty of activity since being launched in late September, with Palin using it as a platform to promote her performances on “Dancing with the Stars” and to publicly thank people who interview her or invite her to speak. Her latest thank you missive is addressed to “Conservative Girl With a Voice,” a San Diego blogger who interviewed Palin and posted the Q&A to her blog early Monday afternoon.
Unsurprisingly, many of the questions focused on Palin’s dancing appearances, but the “Conservative Girl With a Voice” (real name Rachelle Friberg) also asked about Sarah Palin, who Friberg named as one of her role models (along with Ronald Reagan).
Friberg asked Bristol how she would feel about her mother running for president.
“Oh, I’d be thrilled,” said Palin. “I wish my mom would run, but who knows what she’ll do next. I think that she would be the best fit for our country right now, and I think that people will realize that and want her to run, but it would be amazing, and I would be so proud of her.”
As for what she’d will be doing in ten years, the teen activist told Friberg that she hopes to write a book. “I’m only 19 years old, and I know that there are tons and tons and tons of opportunities for me out there,” she said. “I definitely want to write a book, I want to continue my public-speaking engagements; I would love to do correspondent work for a news station or something like that. I know there are just so many opportunities, and I’m just figuring out what I want to do and what’s best for Tripp and myself.” ~snip~
http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1010/bristol_i_wish_my_mom_would_run.html