New Right: Republicans

When John McCain chose Sarah Palin of Alaska to be his running mate, no one knew a thing about her. They didnt win but the whole world knows a lot about Palin these days, and not all of it is very flattering.

Palin had been Governor of Alaska and used to being out of the limelight and running her own show. Her entry into national politics was fraught with mistakes, scandal, and rumor yet she has become a surprising presence in the Republican party. Whether it will last or not is totally unknown.

Sarah Palin has a funny accent, is very pretty, is a soccer mom, mother to a special needs baby, has a husband who seems to do little more than hunt bears, and a daughter whos boyfriend was paraded across the stage of the Republican convention.
Did I mention that the daughter was pregnant by the boy? Sarah Palin may be popular simply because in many ways her life seems like it is in the same kind of mess that most Americans are, and they can identify with a woman who works and who has to multitask all the other stuff at the same time. Palin

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