Could the fact that the Obamas shop at the Gap and H&M for Michelle’s under $40 sundresses
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/the-obamas-discuss-dressi_n_137009.html]
VS.
Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe shopping spree at Neiman Marcus, Saks, etc….
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/palin-clothes-spending-ha_n_136740.html]
…Ultimately define the presidential election?
Piper carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.
How would Joe Sixpack or Joe the Plumber’s wife view this? Here’s how the numbers have been put:
it was revealed that Palin’s fashion budget for several weeks was more than four times the median salary of an American plumber ($37,514). To put it another way: Palin received more valuable clothes in one month than the average American household spends on clothes in 80 years.
-Huffington Post, October 22, 2008.
