My pet conspiracy theory is that by the time he chose Palin, McCain already knew he was going to lose. So he deliberately picked her and fed her into the Katie Couric woodchipper in order to keep the world safe for RINOS.
Agree 100% - Juan agreed to lose so a leftwing communist black man with no accomplishments could win.
When Palin single-handedly put them in the lead - from her extraordinary VP acceptance speech to the huge crowds she was drawing that made Palin the star over McInsane, Juan had to act.
1. Stop campaigning due to the financial crisis (obamatollah never stopped)
2. Begin undercutting Palin by allowing lies to “leak”
3. Give-up on states prematurely (i.e. Michigan) that made Sarah go rogue.