I think the decision was made more due to ethics and fiscal consertvative concerns. Palin ran on cleaning up the mess which was going on during the Frank Murkowski administration. She ran against a republican in the primary election and won, and most importantly, kept her promise once in office.
She's pro-life, but also pro-2nd Amendment, and a fiscal conservative. The pro-life vote was going for McCain, but he had problems with the 2nd Amendment supporters, and the Republican Party needs to earn trust back on fiscal issues. Darren McCarty
Ann Arbor, MI
Rush pointed out he was also for embryo cell research. So much for being pro-life. Rush pointed pout McCain's hypocrisy.