I actually thought the same thing. Had Governor Palin stayed low-key in Alaska, done her job well and straightened out Alaska for two terms and come out of nowhere, she would have done well. By picking her out before she had time to mature, she’s damaged goods as the bottom half of a losing ticket, Another conservative Kerriganed.
Obama spent 143 days in the Senate after an undistinguished career in the Illinois senate. He came with no real achievements, legislative or otherwise, no executive experience running anything larger than a senate staff, and and he is just a few years older than Palin. She has been a mayor and a governor as well as a business owner plus she has raised a family of 5 children. She had to defeat an incumbent Rep and a former Dem governor to win the governorship. The Chicago political machine greased the skids for Obama.
I noticed you joined at the end of August.