I don't doubt that AP tries to pick the least flattering pictures of conservatives. However, I very much doubt that they photoshopped it because: (1)It doesn't look that bad, and (2) Hard working people often don't get enough sleep.
Because of the bags under my hard working eyes, I often wear my glasses when I don't really need to. I suspect many other do as well. Maybe Sarah does. I always thought she was more attractive without the glasses.
I think she uses her glasses because:
1. they’d say she was too pretty if she didn’t and then would write her off as a bimbo.
2. she needs them to see clearly and doesn’t like contacts.
3. the glasses give her some visual ‘gravitas’ (see #1).
I’m going with #2 but she probably would be attacked as too pretty if she didn’t have them.
IMHO