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Yeah, Reagan lost the GOP primary against Ford.
The Republican party ran the wrong ticket in 1976.
They do that a lot.

Ford-Dole was a losing ticket, just like McCain-Palin.
Dole went on to lose even bigger on his own.
Is that what you’re looking to repeat with Sarah Palin?

That is the only thing I can glean from what you’re saying.
Because I know you know better than to compare an intra-party primary to a general election.
They aren’t the same thing. Candidates who are not nominated by their party are not electoral losers in the same way that a losing general election candidate is.

Most nominees run a couple times for the nomination before they get it.
Not being chosen as the nominee in prior cycles does not have any effect on their future electability.

Ford-Dole was a losing ticket, just like McCain-Palin. Dole went on to lose even bigger on his own. Is that what you’re looking to repeat with Sarah Palin?

That is the only thing I can glean from what you’re saying. Because I know you know better than to compare an intra-party primary to a general election. They aren’t the same thing. Candidates who are not nominated by their party are not electoral losers in the same way that a losing general election candidate is.

You're original analogy that this discussion is based on is flawed.

You assume, incorrectly I might add, that liberal Democrat VP's and/or Moderate GOP VP's who run on a losing ticket are the same as a Conservative VP.

Sorry, but as I stated before, this country still considers itself to be a conservative country by a 40% to 22% margin.

There is where your theory falls apart.

It is truly an apples and oranges comparison as is your contention that McCain/Palin lost because of Palin. McCain/Palin lost because McCain's position's on the issues were mostly left-of-center and did not provide a contrast to the other ticket, just a Democrat-Lite version.