This is shaping up more and more to be a battle between the Elitists and the “Folks”, i.e. those who embrace traditional values, common sense, and conservative principles.
Sarah is essentially a "Jacksonian".
To understand where she is coming from I suggest you go to this link. Long read but very informative.
His reason was like lightning and his action like a thunderbolt" Amos Kendall,.
Prominent Jacksonians: Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Fred Thompson, Oliver North, Pat Buchanan, Zell Miller, Sarah Palin