Former President Bill Clinton made comments about Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's public appeal in September, 2008, during a press conference at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting. Clinton indicated that many people can relate to Palin, particularly in places like his home state of Arkansas. Clinton also stated that he believed that Barack Obama would win the 2008 presidential election.

"I come from Arkansas, I get why she's hot out there, why she's doing well...People look at her, and they say, 'All those kids. Something that happens in everybody's family.I'm glad she loves her daughter and she's not ashamed of her. Glad that girl's going around with her boyfriend. Glad they're going to get married."FoxNews.com: Clinton Says He Understands Palin's Appeal (September 23, 2008)