Clothes

Politico reports:

The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.

(based upon financial disclosure that the campaigns need to do)

I’m sure some democrats wiill bring up this issue, but it’s stupid. This isn’t the voters’ problem, this is the republicans’ problem. Some republican donors are reportedly upset about the expenditure, as they should be. I’d be bothered if the same thing came out about Obama, as I’ve given to that campaign, but this really doesn’t make a difference to me at all.

While I certainly couldn’t justify spending that much, there is campaign value in having good clothes for your candidate and fammily, as they’re always on TV and need to project a certain image.