He picked her BECAUSE of her reputation of being somewhat of a “Maverick” as Governor of Alaska, in addition to the PC and eye candy reasons.
She was just being herself from day one, and it outshined the RINO McCain...which was obviously a definite no-no.
But, Sarah could have taken a ten minute nap in front of the camera and outshone McCain.
Personalities are personalities, and hers just shined brighter.
There weren’t enough “swing voters” to matter.
As it should have been. He was at the top of the ticket.
There werent enough swing voters to matter.
We found that not to be true in 2016. The swings, many of them Obama supporters from 08 and 12, put Trump into office.