You're comparing apples to oranges.No, actually you're comparing apples to oranges.
I’m comparing “how much time left in term” (apples) to “how much time left in term” (apples) . In Doles case it was more than 2 years. In Palins case it was less than 2 years.
When the Presidential election is is irrelevant, because the voters weren’t electing “someone to run for President” they were electing someone to do a job of Governor or Senator.