McCain showed character and courage in choosing Sarah Palin. She has been a consistent conservative her entire adult life. Many pro-life and Evangelical voters who were sitting on the fence unsure about McCain, will now gladly vote for the GOP ticket. That wouldn't have happened with Romney as his running mate. Palin will also appeal to many Independent voters and even some centrist women voters who thought Obama left them out in the cold by totally ignoring the Hillary factor.
The daily campaign effort and the media reaction to how Palin handles herself will also be important to whether she can whether the endless attacks from the liberal establishment. The debate with Biden will also be critcal.
You gave me something to think about even though I was defending Mitt. I guess that’s the price he paid for at one time being pro-abortion. That’s the thing that people forget, even though we make mistakes, we sometimes forget that there are still consequences. I guess this is Mitt’s consequence. But I still believe that he has changed. Maybe that’s why he is able to be so classy, maybe he realizes this is his consequence. That’s ok. I’ve been there too. That’s just part of life.
Good points. Slick Willard’s selection would’ve been divisive as hell, and we would’ve had endless flamewars from Friday clear up until the election, and the ticket would’ve probably lost. McCain’s pick of Palin may have been the smartest thing he’s done in his almost 26 years in Washington.