Airbare8 @ rochesterturning.com makes a great point to all the democrats out there – never underestimate your opponent.  I believe adversaries end up underestimating their opponents when they are overcome with hubris.  History has plenty of examples from which the Democratic Party keep in the back of their mind…

1. The United States never thought Japan could launch an attack on their territories
2. Hitler thought his army was so strong it could steamroll Russia during the winter
3. The United States didn’t expect organized peasants to hand the military a defeat

And so on, and so on…

Despite some negatives, Sarah Palin is still an unknown for the democratic party – and the U.S. in general.  Airbare8 points out:

The media could drop the ball on her past record and instead beat the “maverick” narrative to death. She could be a great campaigner who connects with people, in particular moderate suburban women, on a gut level. She has a compelling life story that may win over some Hillary-supporters who care more about personality politics than they do about policies. Palin could also drive a lot of evangelicals and disaffected conservatives to the polls. She may give a fantastic speech at the RNC. Biden may turn off some undecided voters if he appears too tough on her in the debate (remember Rick Lazio). Keep in mind as well, she defeated popular former Governor Tony Knowles in 2006 in a close election.

The campaign still has 60 days left, anything can happen.  Many feel it is Obama’s election to lose.  Let’s see if hubris comes into play on his part.

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4. Who is Sarah Palin? Some information.
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