McCain’s vp pick a game changer?
WASHINGTON–Sen. John McCain’s decision to pick Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate will unquestionably shake up the race.
First and foremost, of course, the move will help McCain woo those coveted Hillary Clinton backers, who were so disappointed that the New York senator fell short of the nomination. Palin, a mother of five who is in her first term as governor of Alaska, could be a magnet for that disaffected, vital constituency.
Plus, she’s a Washington outsider, with a reputation as a reformer. And she will likely short-circuit efforts by the Obama campaign to make inroads in Western states. The early talk on cable TV was about Palin’s taste for mooseburgers and guns.
On the other hand, of course, she’s young and has a fairly thin resume, which could hurt McCain’s efforts to tar Obama as unprepared for the White House. And who knows how she’ll fare in a debate against the sharp-elbowed agile Biden.
In any case, McCain’s surprise pick of Palin, and Obama’s choice of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., is a mirror image in some ways of the 2000 campaign. Then, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, dogged by questions about his experience and gravitas, tapped veteran Washington hand Dick Cheney, ala Obama’s choice of the seasoned Biden.
Al Gore took the bold route, a la McCain this time, with an outside-the-box pick of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.
“People look beyond race and gender and do look at the issues of the candidate”…..Suzyjax.
Keep telling yourself that and you may just believe it. I think you would agree with me, maybe, that a majority of the voting public, regardless of party affiliation, has little or no clue about actual issues. Otherwise smear tactics wouldn’t work as well as they do.
Nick, you think Palin is going to bring change to Washington? She’s a young high-haired Phyllis Schafley who was on the school PTA when Biden was serving his 3rd term in the U.S. Senate. She was Mayor of Wallisa AK, a town of 6500. Great experience. When she was ask if she thought she would make a good Vice President, she said…”I don’t know because I don’t know what a Vice President does”.
She disagrees with McCain on off-shore drilling…is proud to be in support of labor unions…thinks women should break the glass ceiling….and is leaving her newborn 6 month old baby to hit the campaign trail. If she was a Democrat and had been Barak’s choice, you would be calling her another bra-burning prissy lib who doesn’t want to stay home and bake cookies.
Now, she’s your new found hero.
When T-Rex McCain slumps over in his chair (if elected.) We’ll have a PTA soccer mom in the Oval Office asking Vice President Phil Gramm…
” Now what do we do with all these whinners”?
“I think you would agree with me, maybe, that a majority of the voting public, regardless of party affiliation, has little or no clue about actual issues”
Oh, I probably agree with that. But, my comment was about wooing supporters of another candidate–people who I would think are highly invested in the political process.
Nick Kissoff: Pbbbbbsssssst!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Obama will win BY MILLIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
Truth - those Republican women are pro-choice. They would not work.