[Do any of the Tracy comparisons seem reasonable to you?
I see the storyline similarities with Hillary last year: There’s the hard-working, doggedly ambitious female character being challenged by the affable guy who seems to have just waltzed in and claimed it by being. But that’s not entirely fair to either Hillary or Obama. As far as Palin, her accent really connected people back to Reese Witherspoon’s character, I think. And like Tracy, she has a perkiness that masks some real aggression. On the other hand, Tracy would’ve been someone whose resume looked more like Hillary’s: Ivy-league track, always at the top of the class. Especially with Palin, I don’t feel as if Tracy Flick was the best comparison. I just think people are made uncomfortable by ambitious women.]
-Tom Perotta discusses the proliferation of the Tracy Flick character he created 15 years ago.
