Someone call up Juan McLame and ask him how that strategy worked out for him.
It didn’t work because McCain was on top the ticket....and he was a squish to boot. Suspending his campaign...bad move.
Sarah Palin did WONDERS for John McCain's campaign. She got lots of folks excited about voting. What did McCain in was his going back to Washington during the 'fiscal crisis', talking tough, then folding like a cheap suit when the TARP vote finally occurred.