Sarah Palin is the first woman ever to run on the U.S. Republican party presidential ticket. If Americans elect John McCain on November 4, Mrs. Palin will be the first female Vice President of the United States.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, both BlogPulse and Google Trends show more – a lot more – discussion in the blogosphere about Palin than about either Obama or McCain (see charts after the jump).
But what are the underlying causes for all the Palin talk? Why the fuss?
Is it because blogs may actually be responsible for John McCain’s selection of Palin as his running mate?
Is it because Palin came seemingly out of nowhere to get picked ahead of several other contenders?
Or is it just because she’s a woman? [Read more…]