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Originally Posted by Derwood
She more or less toes the company line as far as GOP/Neo-Con talking points, so I'm not sure why anyone would prefer over a similar candidate who actually has the educational pedigree, charisma and authority to rule a country
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I think this is a great point here.
It sucks that candidates are being "vetted" by tabloids based on family life and such and not on political views, but Palin right there is part of the problem, not part of the solution.
She runs on biography, not on any novel policy ideas. In that sense, she is the anti-Ron Paul. Ron Paul, for all his faults, ran on policy ideas, and policy ideas alone. She ran on "I don't care about policy, I toe the republican party line, but look at me, arent I adorable? Ain't my family cute?"