Without Sarah-McCain loses. With Sarah-McCain loses. So explain to me the hugeness?
The quantity of votes McCain got. She prevented a huge loss, and gave the Republicans a better leg to stand on and object, instead of fighting against a President who won with 60%+ of the vote, they’re fighting against a President who won with 52%.
I’ve read your replies and I think I get your point. The point that others and myself would make is if McCain had picked Liberman for instance, he goes down by double digits. His liberal-lite agenda doomed him especially with the economy, Bush fatigue, the novelty of Obama and a fawning press. The fact that Obama was able to position himself as more Conservative than McCain towards the end speaks volumes of how weak McCain was on the issues that really count.
I work in North Texas. McCain’s campaign was DEAD - absolutely comatose until Sarah was added to the ticket. Her presence brought in $$$ and excitement that was not there before she joined the ticket. There wasn’t enough yard signs and bumper stickers to go around!
My experiences were echoed in other areas including my old college roommate in Austin whose wife was running for judge and my sister in Houston.
It wasn’t that she was a Conservative, attractive, right on the issues, female, mother - it was ALL those things. All types of people could relate to her on a personal level. She spoke about the issues from her heart, which is lacking from most of the Washington insiders who have both their hearts AND brains surgically removed when they live in DC too long.
And on Sarah and the media:
The mainstream media will always be enemies to the Conservative cause. Take the message directly to the people. Use alternative media (talk radio, Internet and friendlier networks). The Conservative message wins when it is properly explained to people.
More and more people see the bias in the media. More than one liberal friend admitted they were disgusted by Sarah’s treatment (which they saw to a lesser degree with Hillary in the primaries). That was an unprecedented display of bias against both ladies.
This is a Conservative nation and conservatism always wins when it is presented properly. It is also a nation made up of decent people who will not tolerate such hateful attacks and extreme bias for too long.
Without McCain, Sarah wins. Hugely.