In fact, after the non-stop left-wing attacks on Palin and her children, that is when the McCain/Palin ticket reached it’s zenith, and when they had their best polling.
But I’ve already explained all this to you, so again I say you are not interested in the truth, and nothing you write should be taken at face value.
Your entire premise is faulty, but your argument also lacks any factual basis.
Dodgy provides facts with researched links, you give your subjective and biased opinion. Think to yourself which viewpoint has more credibility. The truth may be somewhere in between, but that just indicates you have to be the actual liar.
I've given him the links that prove otherwise. In this case, I simply quoted from the RealClearPolitics site, showing the single poll done after Palin was picked which had McCain/Palin up by 8 points, on September 5-7, which was the convention bounce, right after days of attacks on Palin by the left.
For your viewing pleasure, here's a link to the polls: General Election McCain vs Obama Polls
Here's a link to a chart:
Interactive Chart McCain vs. Obama
But I'm sure you were alive last year, so you already know the facts, and know that McCain/Palin was never ahead by 10 points, was never ahead in ANY poll after September 25th, was never ahead by more than 3 points in the average, was never ahead in enough states to have a majority of the electoral votes, and was never ahead in a majority of the polls except for a few days right after the convention, with polls starting 9/13 swinging back to Obama except for 2 outlyers.
So without even getting into the sketchy sourcing and wildly unsubstantiated opinions reported as facts to support a faulty premise, we can dismiss the claim outright based on clearly understood FACTS.
McCain/Palin was NEVER ahead by 10 points; He was NEVER ahead in ANY poll after 9/25, he was only ahead in the averages immediately after the convention, and was back to being behind in the average and virtually every poll almost 2 months before the election.
Now, do you need me to do your research for you about what was SAID ON FREE REPUBLIC about how McCain's latching on the the bailout is what killed his chance of coming back in the polls? Of course, that was mostly near the end of september, and he was already behind, but there were slim signs he might be making a comeback before the bailout.
Of course, the generally "accepted" opinion is that Palin's appearances on national news shows is what thwarted his recovery. I don't agree with that, although it certainly didn't help.
Anyway, it's Always nice to point out irrefutable facts to people who can't bother to do a bit of research on their own before making false charges.