From Mudflats, an Alaskan blog, on the topic of how many Governors have quit in their first term:
On a hunch, I reviewed online lists of all the men and women who’ve been elected governor of their state since the year 1900. Pored over them for a few hours. Over 1200 politicians have taken that first-term oath of office. Some soon died in office. Many resigned to accept other positions in government, including Spiro Agnew who was “tapped” by Nixon after being the Governor of Maryland for about five minutes. On a handful of occasions, a first-termer was dragged off to the slammer or impeached. One was incapacitated by a nervous breakdown and one left just as impeachment came knocking on his door. So—how many out of over 1200 just up and quit before the end of their term?
Three: Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer and Sarah Palin.
Related articles
- Conservative Columnist Douthat on Sarah Palin (themoderatevoice.com)
- Sarah Palin Complains That Critics Are Applying A ‘Double Standard’ To Her Decision (huffingtonpost.com)
- Political Quote Of The Day: How Bad Has Palin Hurt Her Chances? THIS Bad (themoderatevoice.com)
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