Updated at 4:45 p.m. ET: Sarah Palin told ABC News that she'll pass on becoming Republican National Committee chairwoman. Palin says the job is more like being "fundraiser-in-chief" and told ABC there are others who would be "more comfortable" asking for money -- and enjoy it more than she would.

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A Tea Party group wants Sarah Palin to lead the Republican National Committee.

A leader of Tea Party Nation says the former GOP vice presidential nominee needs to take the place of embattled chairman Michael Steele or else the RNC will be led by "the establishment," which would then lead to the re-election of President Obama in 2012.

"We need someone who will put conservatives in control of the party apparatus, not RINOs," writes Judson Phillips in a letter to Palin.

The letter was first reported by the liberal website Talking Points Memo.

Phillips and Tea Party Nation hosted Palin at a convention earlier this year in Nashville, in which Palin was paid $100,000 to speak. She said at the time that she would not "benefit financially" by the Nashville appearance and the money would "go right back to the cause."

Palin has said she is engaged in talks with her family about running for the White House in 2012. Several GOP stalwarts, such as RNC committee member Saul Anuzis and Maria Cino, who ran the Republican National Convention in 2008, have already taken steps to challenge Steele.

Palin has said nice things in the past about Steele, who has come under fire for his financial management. In an April appearance on Fox News, Palin gave her support to Steele and said he was doing a great job.

(Posted by Catalina Camia)