I shouldn't say I hate Sarah Palin. I don't know her. I dislike her as a politician. And yes, I think you're right. When he made the pick, i remember thinking "that was like throwing up a hail mary in the first quarter." Just a bit odd.
I honestly think it cost him the election...I know a lot of middle of the roads that just couldn't bring themselves to vote for Palin as the VP considering McCain's age. She would have been one fried chicken wing away from the Oval Office.