President Obama’s not worried about running against Sarah Palin in 2012.

In an interview with Barbara Walters set to air Friday, the president, asked if he could defeat Palin, responded, “I don’t think about Sarah Palin.”

“Obviously Sarah Palin has a strong base of support in the Republican Party,” Obama continued, “and I respect those skills. But I spend most of my time right now on how I can be the best possible president. And my attitude has always been, from the day I started this job that if I do a good job and if I’m delivering for the American people the politics will take care of itself. If I falter and the American people are dissatisfied, then I’ll have problems.”

Palin told Walters in an interview last week that she thinks she could beat President Obama if she decides to run in 2012.