First on the Ticker: Palin will not run for re-election

CNN ^ | 7-3-09

[STARWISE]

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek a second term, a Republican source close to Palin tells CNN.

Palin has scheduled a 3 p.m. ET news conference at her home in Wasilla. The governor’s office offered no further details about the subject of the news conference, but the sources tells CNN that Palin will announce her decision to forgo another run.

[MiddleEarth]

Seriously??? What does that mean???

[exit82]

Fine. No distractions for the 2012 race.

Trouncing Obama is a full time job.

[pollywog]

WOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!
SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2012!!!!!!!!

[presently no screen name]

It’s been announced already on FOX.

[KoRn]

This will eliminate her from any serious presidential consideration. Perhaps she doesn’t want to run. I couldn’t blame her if that is the case.

[Cedar]

Sarah is too good a person to get mixed up in the corruption in D.C. I was hoping she would stay on as Governor of Alaska for the next 30 years.

D.C. doesn’t deserve her.

[VaRepublican]

??

[STARWISE]

~~Carl Cameron is ‘surprised’ that she’s announcing
on a Friday of a holiday weekend .. says more time
for her to focus on the lower 48.

[DogBarkTree]

Cant say I blame her. This may be a good thing if she plans on running in 2012. Less distraction and smaller target.

[John123]

So Sarahcuda is going to beat down Barrack 24/7 ‘til 2012? Sounds good to me!

[lewisglad]

[NewHampshireDuo]

She’s got something up her sleeve.

[devere]

“What does that mean???”

It means she’s retiring from politics (5% chance) or running for President (95% chance).

[RegulatorCountry]

CNN has about as much credibility regarding Palin as do unnamed “Republican sources.”

Has she said this herself yet?

[exit82]

This will eliminate her from any serious presidential consideration

Why?

Huckabee, Romney and Guiliani weren't in any political office when they ran last year.

[penowa]

Perhaps she doesn’t want to run. I couldn’t blame her if that is the case.

That would be my guess, that she's had more than enough of the treatment dished out by the press and her own party. Who needs the despicable personal attacks?

[STARWISE]

Weird ... they just changed the link headline .. but are still showing the first one they put up on the flipping area, which is what was showing when I posted it..

“BREAKING: Palin will not run for re-election”

[SpaceBar]

No distractions for the 2012 race.

That's how I see it.