In answer to the headline, NEITHER.
I believe that Palin’s addition to the ticket was a net plus for McLame.
I have some moderate friends here in CA that were all set to vote for McCain (they didn’t like Obama), but they reconsidered when Palin was added to the ticket. Apparently, they bought the media narrative about her.
I suppose there were probably others like that, too.
But I am certain that there were far more people like me that recoiled at the thought of having to vote for McLame until he picked Palin. That is when I became genuinely excited.
What do your moderate friends think now that we’ve had 3+ years of the communist?