In the past twenty years, of the politicians running for the Office of the President, how many can you honestly call a typical American? How many of these candidates could you honestly say reflected the majority of Americans?

Just take a look

• George H. W. Bush was the director of the CIA and Vice President, then President
• Dan Quayle was a lawyer and is now the president of a multi-billion dollar private equity firm
• Michael Dukakis had four terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and held the post of governor as well
• Bill Clinton graduated from Yale, elected Arkansas Attorney general in 1976 and Governor in 1978
• Al Gore graduated from Harvard and, eventually, spent 17 years in the congress
• Bob Dole was a senator from 1969 to 1996
• Geroge W. Bush went to Yale and owned a baseball team
• John Kerry is serving his fourth term in the senate and is wealthy beyond belief
• John Edwards, lawyer now making 65K per speaking engagement.

There is no way you can tell me you easily relate to owning a baseball team, being the director of the CIA or serving in the senate for almost 30 years. If you cannot relate to them, how can they relate to you?

Yes, she has only been Governor of Alaska for 2 years but that doesn’t make her any less of a candidate, I would argue it makes her more attractive to the American populous.  She truly wasn’t part of the Washington machine. Since she hasn’t had 40 years in the beltway, she wouldn’t play the games that come with 30 or 40 years experience.

Sarah Palin came from truly humble beginnings. She was born in a town with less than 7,000 people. I’m willing to bet the majority of people in the United States will graduate from college reflective of University of Idaho rather than Harvard or Yale. Her husband is a fisherman, and they are parents to 5 children, the DO understand the working class and the hardships that face “middle” America.  Her husband has two “blue collar” jobs.

This is what, I believe, voters will realize and this is what will really draw people to McCain / Palin.  The Democratic Party needs to keep this in mind when drawing up a response to her on the campaign trail.

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