Washington outsider. Whistleblowing reformer. (Blew the whistle on her own party, by the way.) Sold the fancy corporate jet the prior governor (a Democrat) bought. Hunted moose with her father before school when she was a kid. Worked as a commercial fisherman with her husband, who is a full-blooded Eskimo. (He works for BP in the oil fields in the off-season.) Son joined the Army in 2007. Just had a baby this year, who has Downs Syndrome. (She knew from genetic testing early on, but very publicly refused to have an abortion. "So he's got on extra chromosome?", she said.) Approval ratings in Alaska bouncing around from 80% to the 90% range.
She fishes, hunts, has 5 kids, is a champion snowmobiler, goes after corruption (especially in the Republican ranks), was 1st runner up in Miss Alaska, and was the team captain on her high school state champion basketball team.
Palin is a staunch pro life conservative who believes in individual freedom.
She's good looking, conservative, athletic, smart, and a DC outsider! Obama is in trouble with this pick!