I actually live IN Alaska, so this pertains to me especially.
THE REAL REASON SHE RESIGNED:
She spent a lot of time claiming she was a "maverick" -- she openly takes glory for putting an end to "corrupt politicians".
Turns out that the "corrupt politicians" were wrongly accused, and the Palin administration was illegally holding evidence that would otherwise prove them to be innocent.
Now the prosecutors of the original scandal are being charged with criminal "Withholding of Evidence" - the tables have turned and Palin is escaping the heat!
This is not going over well up here in AK -- and if she thinks she has a chance of running for President, she needs to be committed.
You can't just quit.