Palinophobia
The fear that Sarah Palin will become president in 2012. This fear started in the last election, and is suffered mostly by liberal Americans. However a number of conservatives also share this fear, insofar as they are deeply concerned that this is the best that the Republican party can do.
Jess curled into a fetal position while reading Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage"... hoping this would be the prescription to cure him from his growing state of Palinophobia.