Well, it’s not she’s out there for McCain every day. She made one or two appearances. She hasn’t really been talking him up or anything. In the big scheme of things she really didn’t do all that much.
And say what you will about McCain, but he was pretty strong during the health care debate, and he’s always been good on defense and natl security. I actually think he’ll be more conservative from now on. He doesn’t need to court the media to get the noination anymore. He doesn’t need to pretend to be moderate. He’s seen the true face of the media and the dems. That they never liked him and just used him to beat up on Bush and then tossed him aside once they had Obama. I suspect he’ll be pretty conservative from now on.
Besides, I don’t expect him to serve out the full term anyway. He’ll retire in 2012 to finish out his career as SecDef in the Palin administration.
And McCain still knows a whole bunch of people in NH, IA, SC, etc... He still has close contacts and networks. She probably doesnt want to do anything to needlessly antagonize them. McCain asked her to show up. It’s not like she parachuted in unannounced or rushed the stage Kanye West style. If she were to turn down his request that would pretty much be the end of any potential help down the road, not that that’s even guaranateed as it is.
Still. McCain could be of some assistance at some point in the future.
By pull a McCain do you mean squeeze through with a bunch of others splitting the conservative vote? I doubt it. As for the unenrolleds, I wouldn’t be surprised if the dems put together their own Operation CHAOS and Obama tells all his supporters to vote Palin and swing the nomination to her. A few thousand in IA would be enough to really change things.
Just look at what you're doing.
This is why I am so hesitant about Palin--not so much her as her followers.
You're supporting the "Boys' Club" crap that has brought us to where we are today--but it's OKAY if PALIN does it.
Bullsh*t.