Anyone have a list of the things Obama spent over $300,000 on in his campaign? Think any of them were about his image? Is that acceptable because he's a man? Is it acceptable because he makes no claims about a humble upbringing (oh wait, he does)? Is that acceptable because you like him?
To answer your questions:
1. No, I don't have a list. Are you insinuating that Obama spent over 300k on his actual looks? If you are insinuating such, do you have proof?
2. A presidential campaign is partially based on image. You want to portray the most presidential image possible to the American public. The exact numbers only matter in this instance if you can prove that Obama spent the same or more on his hair stylist, make-up artist, and clothing. In the case of Palin, the Republicans tried to portray her as a small-town hockey mom when her expenses said the exact opposite. In fact, her history of political spending portrays her as a woman who uses funds not of her own to spend on her and her family. Are there any stories of Obama doing the same?
3. His humble upbringing was a big part of his campaign, but he didn't contradict that upbringing by spending 150k on his clothing. In fact, I recall a picture of him that made the rounds at the same time as Palin's wardrobe where you could see how worn his shoes were.
4. Not at all, but insinuating that Obama spent hundreds of thousands on his looks; and stories, and expense accounts that demonstrate Palin doing so, are very different. One stems from an indefensible position, and the other provable.
What does this all mean to Palin's wardrobe misadventures? She is not what they claimed she was, and that is what gets people. The Republicans tried to trick the American public, and here it is biting them in the ass.