Many people think the reason Sarah Palin announced she is quitting the governorship is to pave the way for a presidential bid in 2012.
Other governors, such as Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, decided not to run again, presumably to focus their aim at the White House. But they finished out their terms.
I won't be on NPR's Talk of the Nation this week — I'm leaving tomorrow for a five-day station visit to Aspen Public Radio in Colorado and will miss TOTN. So I'm offering this week's trivia question instead in Political Junkie. (Sad note: no t-shirt will be awarded for the first correct answer.)
And so the question is ...
Who was the last governor who left office before his or her term was completed with the understanding that one of the reasons was thought to be to prepare for a presidential bid?
You can answer in the comments below. First correct answer gets, well, his or her name mentioned in this blog. Not as exciting as winning ScuttleButton, but it's close.
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