This is a woman who brought out her family at every turn for staged photo-ops, even a fake one where she was jogging with a stroller. It was all to sell her family image. When your family is played as pawn in your political manueverings, it makes it more fair game.
Palin's approval ratings in Alaska plummeted from 80% to 50% in only a few months. Obama had a 72% rating in Illinois most of his time and even higher when he left (for obvious reasons).
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