Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's shocking announcement Friday that Sarah Palin will resign is just the latest in a series of temblors to shake the GOP's 2012 presidential lineup, a move that may boost former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to the head of the Republican presidential-hopeful pack.
Sarah Palin, 45, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate who has an ardent following among conservatives, had been expected to announce Friday that Sarah Palin would not seek re-election after her term ends in 2010. But, surrounded by her family, she blindsided even Alaska political veterans when she announced in a meandering statement that Sarah Palin will step down July 25 and turn over the reins to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
Sarah Palin's stunner immediately raised questions about her future viability as a candidate and shook the GOP to its core. The party has been battered in recent weeks by revelations about extramarital affairs involving South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, both considered strong potential presidential candidates. Some California strategists said Palin's move has, at least for now, bolstered the strength of Romney, the unsuccessful 2008 GOP presidential candidate who is now a full-time California resident. He sold a home in Utah and purchased an oceanfront mansion in La Jolla, where he lives with his wife, Ann.
With his West Coast base, Romney now has ties to four states - Massachusetts, Michigan (where his father was governor), Utah and now the Golden State - which can help him in his quest to attract more supporters as he remains above the turmoil that other party luminaries have faced in recent weeks.
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