Wrong. When Idiot McCain halted campaigning, running back to Washington to support the bailout bill, the campaign nosedived. Had he gone back to put a halt to that travesty instead of supporting it, he just may have won. Sarah Palin did give him a huge boost but McCain squandered it.
They both squandered it.
The bottom line is Sarah Palin brought home the conservative vote.
That accounted for about 40% of the 45.7% that McCain-Palin pulled.
But she was unable to pull in moderates and independents, who are essential to winning the White House. They went overwhelming to 0bama, and McCain’s choice of Palin was one of the main factors why in the end.
No candidate can win with conservatives alone, and that is all Palin can deliver.