News reports have confirmed that McCain has picked the Gov. of Alaska as his running mate. Gee, I wonder if any of those Hillary votes that Obama doesn't need :hihi:, are going to proceed to vote for McCain as projected. Brilliant pick by McCain. And considering that the news should all be about Obama today, very good timing to announce as well. All the news agencies are talking about is McCain and Palin. Guess it's a race again.
Palin is well qualified for the VP spot, but this seems like a desperate move on the part of te GOP to me, for exactly the same reasons you gave.
It's a political move to be sure, as she is a woman and a conservative, but she does have executive experience. Regardless of how little, she has more than either of the dems. Just because she meets several demographics does not make it a desperate choice. It could just be the right one. And the fact that Obama has been sliding since Berlin hardly puts McCain in the desperate column. Now if McCain is down in the polls two weeks out from the election, he will be desperate. This will be interesting to watch play out. Obama is expected to get a 10 point bounce within the next three days. I wonder if this will cut into that bounce.
I don't think anyone knows her just yet. There are a lot of issues that she'll have to be on the right side of to sway any Hillary democrats to cross party lines. She's going to have to get herself known really fast while Biden hits the ground running and famous already. It may dismay some of the far right, too. Sexism exists and a VP to an aged cancer survivor is just a heartbeat from the Presidency. The Democrats were ready for a woman president, I don't think the Republicans are nearly so comfortable with it.
Shrewd move. Those that are sexist are probably also racist, so... very interesting selection if true. Of course, feminazis might not be too hip with an anti-abortion republican.
I'm almost in complete agreement here. While sexism does exist and there will be those uncomfortable with voting for a woman (the biggest negative I can see right now, considering I really don't know anything about her), I don't think the GOP will be as uncomfortable as you think. I think she'll resonate with conservatives who feel they've been pushed aside in the party since Reagan left, and who are sick of being stereotyped as anti-woman, anti-black, etc. Now the media vetting process begins. Anyone care to bet that she's scrutinized much more intensely than Obama's ever been?
