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Palin Resigns As Alaska Governor

Sarah Palin announced today not only that she would not run for re-election, but also that she is resigning as governor well before the end of her first term.  Michelle Malkin has the details.

If she has designs for the presidency in 2012 then this is an odd move.  A governorship is historically the best place from which to launch a national campaign.  She might be looking to enhance her foreign policy credentials, in which case she could challenge Murkowski in 2010 for the Alaskan Senate, then aim for 2016 to run for president.  But given the number of governors versus senators ever elected as president, that would be an odd strategy indeed.

Also, her speech was terrible.  If she wants to be taken seriously on the national stage, then she will have to improve significantly.  She rambled on and bounced defensively from issue to issue. I got so bored I turned it off before she ever got around to the point, which was her resignation.

I think Sarah Palin has an important and useful role she can play in the republican party, but it shouldn’t be as their candidate for president in 2012.

Posted by Brian Garst on Friday, July 3, 2009 at 3:41 pm 
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