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I was always surprised about Clinton supporters who could not see the explicit danger of electing Clinton for president--that could have meant nearly three decades of family rule in the US, from Bush 1 to Clinton 1 to Bush 2 to Clinton 2. What an awful precedent to set.
I disagree however that Sarah Palin rose to her position through 'pure self-sufficiency'. I admit, I despise Palin. But the reality is that although there was no family connection, her ascendency seems to have been aided from the get-go by a machine designed to create "self-sufficient" candidates who would be able to claim just-folks roots. Much information came out in the last months that show her position on the Republican ticket to be the product of manipulation by the likes of Kristol.
Even her run for Wasila offices seems to have been aided in no small part by a Republican infrastructure, though there has been less focus on that.
