Back in 2008 when McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate, my biggest fear was that it was too soon to push her on the national stage, that he would waste her as an asset to his losing campaign and undermine her future potential as a leading contender for the nomination in 2012.
And that’s exactly what happened.
I’m glad McCain picked her, otherwise Obama would have gotten close to 60% of the vote. Landslide territory for US presidential elections begins at 56%.