Okay. I'm not familiar with the differences between State and Federal. It's very different from what is common in Europe.

By 'duping people' I mean following. She runs for Governor of Alaska, which office has a 4-year term. People elect her and should be able to count on 4 years of Palin. Now, she might leave office after serving 2 years. In my eyes, that makes her pretty unreliable.