[gandalftb]

Let's calm down and think about this. If Sarah was running for President, she would stay AK governor and run for US Senate next year, then launch a presidential campaign as a sitting senator.

A sitting governor and a sitting senator have significantly more access to campaign finance and endorsements, plain and simple. Look at what Obama did.

Resigning was something personal.

[padre35]

Could be, the pitcher always has the advantage of surprise.

could be it is exactly what it appears to be, Sarah Palin decided that for the best interests of Alaska, it is better if she stepped away from the podium.

Gov Palin can be refreshingly honest, among thieves and liars that has been known to cause consternation and befuddlement..

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why in the Hell would she run for the Senate and then mere months later run for President? That’s very illogical.

[missthethunder]

Oh yeah. It is so much better to waste taxpayer money. She spends most of her time defending herself and not running the state.

[ought-six]

“A sitting governor and a sitting senator have significantly more access to campaign finance and endorsements, plain and simple.”

I disagree. Richard Nixon ran in 1968 and had been out of any political office since 1961. He won the presidency in 1968.

Ronald Reagan had been out of office since 1974 when he ran in 1980, and won the presidency in 1980.