McCain needs to buck it up, swallow a bit of well-earned pride, and get Palin out there more!! Immediately.
She’s his secret weapon. She was what drove his convention bounce, and when she was pulled back, McCain started drifting in the polls again.
We all know McCain’s strong, a leader and braver than just about anyone. This election though, is about other characteristics than just national defense. It would be nice if McCain could win on the strength of his charm and charisma.
Thing is, Palin’s the one, with those.
Palin is the secret weapon... beacuse she’s a CONSERVATIVE who energized the CONSERVATIVE base. McCain has resurfaced with his tired liberal platitudes, and has once again depressed the base.
Ditto for the “independents”. Ask where most of them stand on the issues (and I mean registerede independents, not the liberals that call into Rush who identify themselves as independent), and they fall on the conservative side. McCain is driving them away, as well.
Palin’s favorables are way down from when she was first picked. The dems slime campaign worked because they knew they had to define her in the most negative terms possible. Getting Palin out there more isn’t the answer, its getting McCain on message.
Sarah HAS been out there, with McCain, and on her own! The other day, apparently she said something about a Palin-McCain administration, and the MSM went running to McCain, hoping to hear him chastise her. He apparently said something like, whatever wins votes was fine with him. He doesn’t need to swallow any pride; he’s proud to have her with him.