[Theodore R.]

Jindal and Paulin are, like Oprah’s Obama, too inexperienced. The media would point out that Jindal and Paulin are too young and inexperienced, and the American people will fall in line.

[Theodore R.]

Oops, it’s Palin. They are both new in their jobs, like Oprah’s Obama is.

[adi]

Palin brings the disaffected Hillary women supporters now that Hussein Obama has got the Dem nomination.

Jindal would drive away the blue-collar dems in OH, PA, MI, WV.

Crist brings FL. Romney possibly brings MI.

[livius]

Palin would be fine. She’s been in office for 2 years, has lots of local experience, her husband is not a pol but works as an exec on the North Slope and is part Yupik (a local Native American group), and she’s clearly aggressive but at the same time not so abrasive that nothing could get done. Jindal might be fine, but he’s really, really new.

The most successful US presidents have been governors (well, some of the worst have also been governors - think Carter and Clinton), but in any case, state governors generally have a much better chance than senators of getting elected to the presidency.

[curiosity]

Jindal and Paulin are, like Oprah’s Obama, too inexperienced. The media would point out that Jindal and Paulin are too young and inexperienced, and the American people will fall in line.

Considering who the opposition is, I doubt that criticism will gain any traction. On the other hand, their youth will blunt McCain's attacks on Obama for being too inexperienced.