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The former Governor of [[Alaska]], Sarah Palin was [[Ascended Extra|abruptly thrust]] onto the pop culture radar by becoming Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate during the 2008 United States presidential election against Democrats [[Barack Obama]] and Joe Biden. She was the second female vice-presidential candidate from a major party in US history (the first being Geraldine Ferraro in 1984), and the first from the Republican Party. In July 2009, Palin [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|resigned her position as governor]] with 18 months remaining in her first term, one of the official reasons being saving the costs to the Alaskan budget of defending herself [[Frivolous Lawsuit|against detractors]]; said detractors have naturally offered a [[Money, Dear Boy|different explanation]]. Since then she has toured the country as a paid speaker and founded the conservative political action committee SarahPAC.
Palin was widly mocked by pop culture. Early on she was an asset to the McCain campaign, despite the apparent last-minute choice and lack of thorough vetting. She made a strong, well-received speech at the Republican convention and gave the McCain campaign a much-needed bump in the polls. However, when she was interviewed by Katie Couric of ''[[CBS]] Evening News'' (only Palin's third interview since being selected as running mate), she confounded viewers [
From that point onwards, Palin's public persona has largely been defined, rightly or wrongly, by her [[So Bad It's Good]] [[Malaproper|absurd]] [[You Keep Using That Word|politispeak]]. Conservative politicians in general are considered [[Acceptable Targets]], and the Couric interview turned Palin into a lightning rod for it. When she appears or is referenced in most fictional media, she will take on these traits largely [[Rule of Funny|because it's funny]]. There are shows out there which try to treat Palin as a more serious, dignified individual, but these simply don't have the same [[Popcultural Osmosis]] value. It's a matter of contention whether she caused McCain's campaign to [[Take a Level In Badass]] by adding needed enthusiasm to it, or if she was McCain's [[Poisonous Friend]] who hurt him with more people than helped. What ''isn't'' contested is that her post-Obama popularity far exceeds McCain among her party, becoming a major conservative organizer, with endorsements actively sought by candidates, while McCain is reviled for his increasingly liberal positions (most prominently being the deciding vote against repeal of Obamacare).
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