About Sarah Palin

A large marjority of Americans were initially alarmed at McCain's pick for vice president in the 2008 Presidential race because they had never heard of Sarah Palin.

Three Things You May Not Know About Sarah Palin
By M. Allen

Many in the United States were shocked when John McCain announced to the world that Sarah Palin, the sitting governor of the state of Alaska and a former mayor of a small town, was his choice as his running mate in his effort to become the President of the United States. Sarah Palin has been surprising people all her life though and is one of the more interesting national figures in recent history. A great deal is now known about this fascinating person, but here are three things you may not know about Sarah Palin.

1. Before a career in politics, one of the highlights of Sarah Palin's life was running for and finishing in second place in the race for the title of Miss Alaska.

2. When she won the position of Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska in the 1999 election her winning vote total was just 909 votes.

3. Sarah Palin is best known as being the Governor of Alaska, but she was both born in and graduated from college in the state of Idaho.

With her meteoric rise in popularity since being selected by John McCain to be on the Republican national ticket in the 2008 presidential election, Sarah Palin's name will go down in history and not soon be forgotten. Many people admire this self described hockey mom, while others claim that she is not ready for such high public office. Whichever the case, Governor Palin is easily one of the more fascinating national political figures in recent history. Sarah Palin is truly someone the entire country will be keeping their eyes on.

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