> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101206/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_kate_meets_sarah_palin > > > > And people REALLY want her as president? The sad state of affairs is that we really > > are electing officials based on popularity contests. > > But do they? Sure, she has some very vocal supporters, but what has she really > accomplished politically? > > She was elected governor of Alaska, not exactly the most mainstream state. Then she > was picked as the Vice Presidential nominee and was beaten fairly decisively. Since > then? Nothing but hype. Yes, she might even be able to ride the hype to a GOP > nomination, but I can't believe she could ever get enough mainstream support to carry > the general election. Call me naive, but I just can't believe middle-American > independents could be that stupid.
Really? The current President was just an unknown do-nothing senator and minor community agitator before urban-Americans were stupid enough to elect him.
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