Fife Symington Out of Governor's Race; Throws Support (Gee, Thanks!) Behind Munger

​Arizona residents can kiss any hopes of a second honeymoon with former Governor Fife Symington goodbye.

(Single tear.)

The exonerated thief bowed out of the race for governor Thursday, the Arizona Guardian reports, and threw his support behind former Arizona GOP Chairman and longtime friend John Munger, who announced his candidacy last week.

"I cannot envision myself being in a primary against John Munger," Symington tells the Guardian. "That would just be very uncomfortable."

Symington, who has been openly discussing another potential run at the state's top spot, made the endorsement at a Munger campaign stop at the ritzy University Club in Phoenix, after making the decision to quit over the weekend.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2009/10/symington_out_of_govs_race_thr.php

Didn't he do jail time?

He was convicted of fraud but the conviction was overturned. Before he could be re-tried President Clinton pardoned him. (Symington rescued Clinton from drowning during the time they were in college.)