McCain likes her maverick style. And, based on her debut performance, she seems to have the substance to back up the style.
I don't think that was the main objective. I think that McCain needed to energize the conservative base and he's done that.
The Left has gone psychotic over Palin, heaping foul language and false charges upon her for “daring to ursurp Hillary’s place in history.” In my experience, the louder they shriek and the fouler the language, the better we are doing. LOL!
What are her views on illegal immigration?
Isn't it just a little garish, the Democrat obsession with the idea of McCain dying in office? I think this Democrat meme of "70+ years old is as good as dead" may push a lot of senior voters into the McCain fold.
McCain likes her maverick style. And, based on her debut performance, she seems to have the substance to back up the style.
Come on ovoer, ladies and gents!
... a woman who has spent less time in the governors' mansion than Sen. Obama has in the Senate.Oh Yeah.
Sooooooooo, anyone up for comparing Time Cards?
(1) In case Barry is lurking; 'The Senate' is in that big building in DC with a dome on top. And Barry, you can find it on Google Maps, even with directions on how to get there. (just a hat tip Barry, as I know you haven't been there - in that Senate thingy - in quite a while)
Let’s not forget that the WSJ has always been divided between the conservative editorial pages and the left wing news pages.
This reads like typical left wing drivel from the news pages.
Also, while the editorial pages are generally conservative economically, they are NOT conservative on the right to life or the question of unlimited illegal labor or export of jobs, or freedom of religion, or a number of other basic issues.
Sarah Palin is not the kind of feminist these leftist ladies would understand.
Clinton is going to have to make her move now, rather than wait until 2012. Watch for her camp to pull out all the stops against Hussein NOW. Either his physical or political demise.
What a load ...... She has MORE experience than Obama Shes more qualified to be President than Obama and shes not a Communist like Obama !
“It’s time for CHANGE, CHANGE we can believe in. Let me introduce you to my running mate, consumate Washington insider and 35 year Senator Joe Biden.”
In one stroke, McCain has completely nullified Obama’s campaign theme. Sarah Palin has demonstrated CHANGE in her 13 years of elected office.
Democrats make up approximately 30% of voters. Half supported Hillary- that means approximately 15% of voters. If the Palin pick moves 20% of the Hillary voters from the Democratic party to McCain- Palin ticket, that is: .2 x .15 = .03 = 3%. But this is 3% from the Democrats to McCain- that works out to a 6% swing in the polls. That could make any state where McCain is down by 5% to being up by 1%. This could make states like Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania potentially in play, and currently close states like Ohio, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Nevada and Virginia out of reach for Obama. Add in independents and there may be an additional 1%- 3% move to McCain.
Take into account the energizing effect Palin will have on the Republican conservative base, and the weak bounce Obama got from the Democratic Party convention, and the result of the Palin pick may be a shift in the current state of the race from roughly tied to a clear McCain lead.
If Obama has to conduct the remaining campaign from an underdog position, the tenor of his campaign will most likely change from promoting his vague idealistic vision to attacks on McCain and Palin. This has the potential to alienate his core base and particularly the fickle younger voters who secured his primary victories.
Bottom line: the Palin pick represents a Sea change in the Presidential election campaign, and may result in a McCain electoral college landslide victory.
