So, the new polls show that McCain actually has a big lead over Obama now among white, female voters. Palin connected with them. And I’m too big of a person to say I told ‘ya so.

I am not sure how deep that connection was. It may not stick once Palin really starts to open her mouth. Even if she manages to dodge real interviews, those supporters may lose that lovin’ feeling by November, which is still a million miles away by election standards.

Brooks writes that the lesson learned by this Palin moment is that "Weirdness Wins." The Obama camp needs to pull a card out of its sleeve and avoid policy debates. It also needs to lay off the snobbery. "Many liberals claim to love working-class families, but the moment they glimpse a hunter with an uneven college record, they hop on chairs and call for disinfectant. Obama needs to attack Bill Maher for calling her a stewardess and the rest of the coastal condescenders."

Some people want Hillary to attack Palin, but I think that will backfire. The Palin supporters aren’t Hillary supporters gone AWOL on the Democrats. They are lukewarm supporters of abortion rights, church going, family oriented, mildly interested in politics women. They aren’t big fans of Hillary.

It Biden goes after her, we are risking a "little missy" moment, when he slips into condescension and latent sexism.

Really the best advice is to completely ignore her. The supposed-left wing media is loving her at the moment and giving the McCain camp a huge bump. (How the hell can Palin claim that the media is liberally bias?) So, just don’t give them anything more to talk about. Change the subject.

I was talking to a mom at the bus stop this morning. She had watched Palin’s and Obama’s speeches.  She was highly interested in Palin. She thought that Obama’s family was a little too perfect and that Michelle was too polished. I’m sure that Obama’s camp is going to have to counter the Red Meat Sarah with the folksy Obamas. I’m really afraid, but I think we are in for three months of bowling and whiskey shots.

The Republicans have waged a major cultural war battle, and it seems to be working. This election is taking a sharp detour from discussions about the War in Iraq and health insurance to small town values and elitism. Idealistic me says that Democrats should not play the culture war dance. Realistic me says it’s Miller Time.