I have yet to see this intelligence or charisma you speak of.
She has no where near the intelligence or charisma of Reagan. There are not even on the same level.
Now, many conservatives were completely enthralled and really excited with Palin in the months after she was chosen as VP. I think most of that came from the Social aspect of it. The choice to have the baby with downs syndrome and her very strict no-tolerance view of abortion was very admirable.
But there was a list of things that made it obvious to me that there were much better choices:
1. The Bridge to Nowhere debacle. A line used in her RNC speech about her not accepting it but was subsequently dropped right away and never heard from again. Why? Because it was a complete misrepresentation that she couldn’t get away with after that.
2. The small amount of TV interviews she had were so embarrassing to watch that I just had to turn off the tv whenever they were mentioned. What she did have to say was just so boiler-plate and rudimentary, even for a politician, that I felt like I lost IQ points every time I heard her speak. Even Bush is miles ahead in coherency.
3. Her 2 years as Governor almost completely nullified the experience argument against Obama’s 2 years as Senator. And yes, VPOTUS isn’t the same as POTUS, but still, the argument was made, and considering McCain’s age, was not altogether unreasonable.
4. The trooper firing scandal. A pretty dumb scandal by any measure, and she wasn’t legally in the wrong. But this thing took the campaign completely off-message, and was yet another anchor.
Sorry, but this is my honest-to-God opinion.
Who are you FOR.
Either support somebody, or get out of the way.
I couldn't disagree more.
I can see the 24/7 media bash of Palin "scandals" had its effect with you. Troopergate was an anchor?
Can anyone imagine the scrutiny of Reagan in an era of 24 hour cable? They would have massacred him.
The media and the RINOS know she is a threat merely by the numbers she attracted. McCain, without her, would have had zero turnout in the final days.
Meanwhile, the real scandal: the Marxist headed for the White House is still being lauded by the very same media. Imagine a Republican having an illegal relative living in public housing? (just one example of thousands). You folks are trashing the wrong person.
Out of curiosity , who would have made a better VP choice at a time when folks were willing to vote for Al Franken. Frankly, I'm surprised the ticket did as well as it did. I credit Governor Palin for that.