Given the reality of gender politics and the Senator 's tendency for familiar glad-handing , Biden is in particular danger of saying something perceived as condescending or sexist to Palin ; Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has been serving as a stand in to simulate the dynamic he will face , and Biden has reportedly sought out advice from Senate colleagues like Hillary Clinton , Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein on how best to avoid any appearance of sexism in the way he interacts with Palin onstage .