” But with the pick McCain also makes up for some of what he has done against conservatives. “
There are better ones.
There are better picks, but not Romney, Pawlenty, etc (not strict Constitutionalists) perhaps Huckabee or Thompson, certainly Hunter. But as the male candidates get more conservative the media paints more of a burning cross picture next to them. A woman is somewhat immune to that. Already they have claimed that Palin supports Buchanan and Buchanan supports Hitler. Smears like that will bounce off of her whereas Thompson got tarred with racism just for being Federalist.