A quintet of governors looking for a comeback

At Real Clear Politics, Mike Memoli counts Roy Barnes among five former governors now looking to get their old jobs back.

Other than the Georgia race:

— In Oregon, John Kitzhaber (D), who left office in 2003, is set to file the paperwork for a new term next year;

— In California, Jerry Brown (D), now in his third or fourth political life, is out to replace Ahnold;

— In Iowa, Terry Branstad (R) has set himself an October deadline to determine if he’ll against current Gov. Chet Culver (D).

— In Maryland, Robert Ehrlich (R) is keeping open the possibility of a re-match with Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), who beat him in 2006.

This does not include former governor Eliot Spitzer, whom the New York Post says:

… has been privately talking with friends about a possible comeback, and is considering a run for statewide office next year….

Less than 18 months after he left Albany in a prostitution scandal, Spitzer has held informal discussions in recent weeks about the possibility of making a bid for state comptroller or the US Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand, sources said.

The Post headline? “Second Coming,” of course.

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