Unfortunately, that is a large part of what is behind the Sarah Palin adoration.
Remember the We Are Really Horny for Katherine Harris Fan Club on FR?
How did that turn out at the polls?
If Sarah Palin had been a male named "Sam Palin", would any man with "Sam Palin's" meager experienced have been seriously considered for Vice President in 2008?
No.
If Barack Obama's father had been a Norwegian graduate student and Barack Obama had been a blond and blue eyed man named "Barry Olsen" would any man with "Barry Olsen's" meager experienced have been seriously considered for President in 2008?
No.
Both Barack Obama and Sarah Palin were, and still are, extremely inexperienced Affirmative Action candidates who would never have been considered even remotely qualified for the Presidency or Vice Presidency if they had been white males.
America bought an Affirmative Action candidate in the 2008 Presidential election and is now having a massive case of buyer's remorse.
"He only has two years of experience as a Senator but he is Black and cute!" does not cut it any more with the majority of America's voters.
"She only has two years of experience as a Alaska's Governor but he is female and cute!" does not cut it any more with the majority of America's voters.
The surest way to get the last Affirmative Action candidate re-elected in 2012 is to force America to choose between him and the last losing Affirmative Action candidate.
Sarah Palin is exactly where both she and Barack Obama need to be in 2013: Employed as a TV "star" on a cable news network.