I also remember reading earlier that year in 2008 that Sarah Palin was a contender for VP. I thought "They would NEVER be that smart".
Turns out they were devilish. Have McCain lose to Ubama, Ubama becomes president, pin the loss on the biggest rising Conservative star that has been proven a major threat to both establishments.
Like I have said, John McCain was Emmanuel Goldstein. A manufactured opponent.
The problem is the Uniparty threw Thomas Jefferson (Sarah) in there with him and next thing you know the Prols are revolting.
I also think part of the motivation to bring Palin on board was to drive away the Hillary voters who were still upset with Obama over the Nomination. As it turned out, Hillary supporters still went overwhelmingly for Obama.