Sarah Palin Video: I Believe I Can Beat Barack Obama

Is there now any doubt that Sarah Palin will roll the dice and run for President in 2012?

Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, the former Alaska governor told ABC News’ Barbara Walters.

“I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and … trying to figure that out, if it’s a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it’s a good thing,” Palin said in an interview scheduled to air in full Dec. 9 on ABC as part of Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People” of 2010.

Asked Walters: “If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?”

“I believe so,” Palin said.

Also, today there is this somewhat favorable profile of Team Sarah in the New York Times, no less

As I said before, Sarah will keep her powder dry, prepare to run and run if President Obama’s poll numbers continue in the tank in key battleground Midwest states.

I doubt she will have little trouble defeating Mitt Romney in Iowa, South Carolina and Florida in any contested GOP primary elections. Mitt Romney would likely win New Hampshire but with Rudy Giuliani at her side should be able to sweep the Northeast GOP primaries and California – if the GOP contest continues that late.

What does Sarah Palin have to lose, really?

Barack Obama or any incumbent President will be difficult at best to beat. Expectations to beat Obama will be low.

If Palin runs and loses the GOP nomination, she can write more books and make a comeback ala Nixon and Reagan in later years. If she loses to Obama, she will be the front runner for the 2016 Presidential race where there will be no incumbent.

I say Sarah Palin runs.