Who said she quit at the time of the election? She quit....period, didn't really have a good reason. And, Obama just changed jobs....big difference...don't expect you to accept that....and he was a hell of a lot more qualified, that you even question it makes you questionable.
No need to make it personal, I'm actually trying to gain some insight. I can understand if the qualifications didn't matter as much as the proposed policies. I can understand if the track record was less important than the perceived biases (valid if one is afraid of the Christian Right).
It's okay if you can't list the qualifications Obama had. His resume was pretty thin in 2008, having never run anything in his life before. At least Palin ran a state. I don't think she was a good choice other than the political inside baseball part where an outspoken woman Governor scared the shit out of a whole lot of Hillary voters.