Posted by
Political Prescience on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:13:08 AM
John McCain could not have
won without her. She energized the
base and gave them the energy to show up despite all the predictions of a
landslide. She pulled in those
honest Hillary voters who were angry over the sexism aimed at her.
Governor Palin’s
appearances on SNL helped to humanize the ticket; they were in danger of
becoming only a caricature of
themselves.
Her attacks on Obama/Biden
were the only real criticism that received any coverage in the MSM.
Her personal warmth and
touching story softened the image of conservatism without diminishing any of
its ideals.
She has recreated the
feminist ideal for a new generation of women by redefining it away from the culture of abortion as God.