It is one of the truisms of politics that a conservative is often enough a former liberal who has been 'mugged by reality.'
I think anyone that grew up in the '70s and '80s grew up with Bob Barker and Wink Martindale and I think that was just always... when you were a game show host, you were the man of the hour.
As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.