Look at Obama, for instance. He's a cog in a wheel. His handlers knew he couldn't run for office without some personal funds because of the way campaign funds are governed today, so they had some books published that were attributed to him, hyped the books and funneled money to him that way.
         Palin, on the other hand, walked into a buzz saw. They even went after her for her clothes.
         But she's a fast learner.
         She's not really a victim, any more than any other person trying to run for public office who is not part of a machine, but she overcame the adversity and moved on.