AP: After Palin, Ayotte Resigns to Explore NH Senate; Sotomayor Is the Bar: Welcome to the 24/7 Election Cycle of the Woman

You may not like Sarah Palin's voice, or winks, or nods, or language. But she has a perfect storm brewing, and told Andrea Mitchell as much. She can't afford more ethics allegations, and Limbaugh says she can't afford to stay above the lower 48, or let the media define her on their terms anymore.

Last week was Independence Day for Sarah Palin.

This week, New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte resigned from her job to focus on forming an Exploratory Committee to (likely) run for Judd Gregg's Senate seat.

She's smart, she's connected, but she has never run for statewide office before. She is liked by the Republican establishment, and has worked as AG for both Republican Governor Craig Benson, and Democratic Governor John Lynch.

She may not be a professional politician, and neither is Palin (wink, nod.) But they have something many of their male counterparts may not. They are outsiders. They have a different perspective. Sotomayor put it on the record: a perspective different than that of white males.

Like Obama, they don't have to talk the talk of change. They are change.

2010 has started. 2012 too. We now officially live in the era of the seamless 24/7 campaign. You snooze, you lose. Could just be the change that allows a new slate of candidates, including women, to emerge in both parties.

Comments

[bimplebean]

Sarah Palin is change. Change for the stupider.

[themidnightreview]

I believe that her mounting legal fees is only a partial excuse. She may owe thousands but she is definitely not resigning to save Alaska money... and to shift the blame of her resignation onto her critics is shameful. Sarah Palin should take responsibility for her actions, and although she maintains her innocence, the ethics investigation have concluded that she violated her role as governor (for a couple of the accusations), and it was her interference with the investigation that created the high costs.

[William Gray]

Whether the true meaning behind Palin's resignation is ever, pressure from the press is good (read: necessary) when it comes to public servants, be they postal carriers or Presidents. (More necessary in the private sector, too.)

Surely the perfect storm has to abate at some point, and maybe the wreckage that washes on shore will be deemed spin-less - but until the truth is out, welcome to the Media frenzy that demands answers.