And his vote total would have dropped at least 5%.
He’s making the comment after the election. He’s making it for a cheap laugh. He *still* doesn’t appreciate that the only reason he got that many votes was because of her. As somebody else said, most of those that turned out and voted for the ticket wouldn’t have crossed the street to shake his hand.
It was his crack at self-deprecating humor, but he has no clue. Doesn’t now and never did. Palin wasted herself on him.