I remember being mildly impressed initially when Mccain made the surprise announcement that he'd have a female running mate. But they very quickly cancelled out whatever progressive points they might've gotten by slamming us in the head over and over again about her role as wife and mother. That first speech she made had to break the record for how many cut-away shots they took of a candidate's family.

I don't recall Chelsea or the Obama kids being overly exploited. Pretty firm in the belief that this is GOP territory and it really has the opposite of the desired effect for me. The more you use your family....the less respect I have for your 'family values'. A good parent would do their best to maintain a sense of normalcy for the kids. The Ted Cruz kiss was cringe-worthy.