Stories out of Alaska are claiming that Todd and Sarah Palin are set to divorce after over 20 years of marriage and “affairs on both sides.” Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin resigned her position as Governor of Alaska early last month, citing pesky ethics complaints and claiming that she didn’t want to just “go with the flow” like a “dead fish”. If this report is correct, and Palin denies that it is, it looks like Palin is facing some personal trials to go along with all those political problems she decided to just walk away from.

AlaskaReport has learned today that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage (including a former Palin staffer) have confirmed the split.

A National Enquirer story exposing previous affairs on both sides* led to a deterioration of their marriage and the stress from that led to Palin’s resignation as governor of Alaska last week.

The Palins were noticeably not speaking to each other for most of last Sunday’s resignation speech in Fairbanks. Sarah ditched Todd (MSNBC) right after the speech and left without him. Sarah removed her wedding ring a couple of weeks ago.

Sarah has recently purchased land in Montana and is considering moving the family there. Sarah Palin is originally from Idaho.

Todd Palin told Fox News last week that he was heading back to his job in the oil fields of Alaska, yet Sarah recently signed a book deal reportedly worth $11 million.

Editor’s note: AlaskaReport was the first website to report that Sarah Palin was running for governor of Alaska and the first website to report that Sarah was picked as John McCain’s VP candidate.

[From Alaska Report]

While this story originates in a blog, the writer is standing by his sources, which have been independently confirmed by another writer out of Alaska. Several Alaksan bloggers have received threatening letters from Palin’s attorney denying the allegations. Palin’s lawyer even sent a letter to one Alaskan blogger revealing that he’ll gladly serve him papers at the kindergarten where he works, something the guy has never revealed on his blog.

All these stories are also coming out of Alaska, and from what I’ve heard the state is so small that it’s easy to find out other people’s business. What’s more is that we know for sure that Todd Palin is returning to work for the oil industry, which is strange since Sarah received an over $10 million advance for her book.

The Palins say it’s not true though, and that their marriage is strong:

The former Alaska Gov. is denying two Alaskan bloggers’ reports that she and her husband Todd are divorcing. The bloggers claimed they were splitting after infidelities on both sides.

“Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story. There is no truth to the recent ‘story’ (and story is the correct term for this type of fiction) that the Palins are divorcing,” spokeswoman Meg Stapleton posted on Palin’s Facebook page Saturday.

“The Palins remain married [and] committed to each other and their family,” she said.

Palin’s attorney Thomas Van Flein also released a statement slamming the “vicious” rumor.

“I spoke to Sarah and Todd this morning,” he said in a press release Saturday. “They are not getting a divorce.”

[From US Weekly]

I guess they’re still together then. If they ever officially separate we’re sure to hear about it soon enough. It does seem kind of surprising that they would be splitting because they seem like such a team. They’re always showing up to events together and seemed to tag-team Letterman when he made that rude crack about their daughter. They wouldn’t be the first couple to succumb to the pressure of celebrity, although they’re still hanging in there. We’ll have to see if they present a united front when it comes time for Palin to promote that book she’s working on.

*The National Enquirer story came out last September and claimed that Sarah cheated on Todd with a business associate and that he found out about it and severed ties with the guy. The details were vague and didn’t include a firm timeline. As for the claim that The National Enquirer reported there was cheating “on both sides,” that’s not true as far as I can tell. I’ve been reading the Enquirer for years, and I went over most of the past issues on Palin. I can’t find anything that claims that Todd cheated too, which isn’t to say it isn’t true – just that it wasn’t in the Enquirer that I could find.