Palin Still Stands Out
Sarah Palin is neither gone nor can she be forgotten. She will continue to be the mixed blessing to Republicans and the clear gift to Democrats. She was never a serious potential candidate but using her talent, both to attract cameras and on camera, she sucked the oxygen out of the room when Romney announced and adumbrated the others at the Iowa Straw Poll.
Earl is substantially correct about everything except in calling her appeal "matronly." She is anything but. Her appeal has much more to do with glamour and sex appeal. Yes, she is a kind of archetypal Mid West common sense schoolmarm--but, ironically, without actually knowing very much. As unfair as it not only seems but is, she would not be a public figure if she had Chris Christy's figure. This is not to demean women; the sex appeal issue played a part for JFK and Bill Clinton--and not so much with either of the Bushes, or Gore and Kerry.
Michelle Bachmann threw her tight sweater into the ring and it attracted a certain following, but she really got too goofy in public and Perry replaced her in that political niche--and with his own John Wayne testosterone drenched western sexuality.
But no one can replace Palin as a fundraiser, an energizer of the base and a gadfly. Her instinct for the camera is unequalled in politics. She has charisma, and if she lacks substance, she doesn't need it to raise funds for other candidates and get a crowd moving. It used to be said that "politics is show business for ugly people." This is no longer true.
While I cannot imagine her heartily endorsing Romney, whom she clearly dislikes and doesn't trust, I doubt that she'll lead a Tea Party Rebellion and back a hard right independent. But the threat of doing so, which would cost Romney any hope of winning, is a constant threat, a big lever and a large chunk of power. All of which, she clearly loves--along with the cameras!
©2011 Jonathan Dobrer
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If you have other photos of Palin please include them in your articles. I won't vote for her but, oh golly, she's so nice to look at. If you have any photos sans apparel... oh my, I might even vote for her. LOVDON
Definitely eye candy.
I cannot see her as a running mate again. Even though she is attractive to most males, I think she would be a detriment as a running mate.
If Earl sees her as "matronly" he definitely needs to get his eyes examined by a vision specialist.
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