Gov. Sarah Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor

Is Sarah Palin Considering a Presidential Run or Running from Media Negativity?

In a surprising, even shocking move, it was just reported on the news that Gov. Sarah Palin has just announced she will resign as governor of Alaska before the end of July. Gov. Palin held a news conference at her home in Wasilla, Alaska, Friday morning where she revealed she was stepping down and that Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday, July 25. Gov. Palin did not say why she will resign. However, people are already speculating on why Sarah Palin is stepping down now.

Early Speculation on Reasons Gov. Sarah Palin Is Resigning

Could it be that the feisty governor from Alaska, who was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, is getting ready for a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination? Or did Gov. Palin step down because she was constantly having to defend herself against ethics complaints and ongoing media negativity as her brother Chuck Heath told Fox News?

Gov. Sarah Palin Constant Media Target

Sarah Palin was a constant media target, from her former beauty pageant career, to her folksy sayings. She was ridiculed for being a hunter, and she became a focal point of Tina Fey's spots on SNL Instead of applauding the Republican's choice of a woman in the vice-presidential spot, she was blasted again and again for anything she said, anything she wore, or anything her family did. This is somewhat the norm in politics, but the media was relentless and often inaccurate in their constant attacks on Gov. Palin.

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