Susan MacManus: Path to the White House runs through the Senate
From the Washington Examiner: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanfordās diminished political fortunes are shifting the field for prospective 2012 presidential candidates, with a sudden vacancy on the Republican Partyās short list. āItās way too early to talk sensibly about the 2012 field, but thatās no reason not to do it,ā said Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University. Sanfordās admission of an affair Wednesday after a bizarre four-day absence from public duties effectively deprives Republicans of a promising…