Palin ‘not running for president’

5 October 2011 Last updated at 18:39 ET

Sarah Palin burst on to the national political scene in 2008 as vice-presidential candidate

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has declared she will not run for the White House, US media reports.

Her reported announcement in a letter to supporters ends months of uncertainty surrounding her plans.

It comes a day after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ruled himself out of the race.

Ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick Perry lead the Republican pack to take on Barack Obama for the White House in 2012.

“After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States,” Ms Palin wrote in a letter to supporters carried on ABC News.

“My family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision.”

But Mrs Palin said that in the coming weeks she would “co-ordinate strategies to assist in replacing the president, re-taking the Senate, and maintaining the House”.

She burst on to the national political scene in 2008 as the vice-presidential candidate on the White House ticket of Arizona Senator John McCain.

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