Sarah Palin announced Friday she will not seek re-election as Alaska’s governor but will instead step down at the end of the month. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be sworn in on July 25 in Fairbanks.
The New York Times said:
There had been wide speculation that she would seek to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 2012. Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, who is also considered to be a Republican candidate for president in 2012, recently announced that he would not seek re-election.
By leaving office early, Ms. Palin will be able to travel around the country more freely and not have to deal with the constraints of being a governor.
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