Careful Handling The "Hockey Mom"

Submitted by politicalWinters on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 10:13am.

At least that's the warning from Politco, which says continued attacks against Gov. Sarah Palin over "family matters" might just backfire.

Since being chosen as John McCain's running mate, Palin has faced the national media horde. We've "learned" that her husband got a DUI when he was 22; her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant; some fishing violations; and a nasty custody battle with exes.

The article points out all this shows Palin to be, well, pretty much normal. Not many can relate to being a Harvard Law School grad; just about anyone can to being a working mom.

Quote: So far — and it is hard to tell what the future may hold for Palin’s unexpected national candidacy — the travails of the Palin family probably seem awfully familiar to many average Americans. It is this averageness that makes her such a politically promising running mate for John McCain — and such a dangerous opponent for Democrats. Many voters will find it easy to identify with her family’s struggles — a significant advantage in an election where the voting calculus is so unusually and intensely personal.

Yahoo! Politics

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