 | John McCain VP Pick is Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, <2 years major political experience. Will it Work? |
So John McCain has chosen Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate. Palin’s political experience consists of being Governor of Alaska for less than two years, and being Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska before that. Wasilla is a town that had a population of 8,471 in 2005.
To my eye, McCain’s choice is a pretty transparent attempt to grab votes of some superficial people who will say, “Hey, Sarah Palin’s a woman. Hey, I’m a woman. I’m voting for McCain-Palin.” The idea, I’m imagining, is that these superficial people won’t notice little things like Sarah Palin’s affirmation that she is as “pro-life as any candidate can be” and her willingness to amend the Constitution in order to deny women same-sex marriage rights.
Do you think McCain’s strategy will work?
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WELL IN THE FIRST PLACE, I DON’T BELIEVE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT HE HAD IN MIND
WHEN HE CHOSE HER?? UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU
ARE A MIND READER.
AND THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE.
Comment by J.E. Talley — 8/29/2008 @ 11:20 am
Of course that’s what he had in mind. What’s the alternative? “Hey, I’m going to pick someone who has less than two years political experience outside a cowtown to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency!” ??? ??? ???
Comment by Carla — 8/29/2008 @ 11:27 am
But yep, it will definitely work. The American people are shallow. McCain could win on this.
Comment by Carla — 8/29/2008 @ 11:28 am
Genius Move. How do you try to cut her down on lack of experience without constantly reminding everybody how little your primary candidate has? After Obama dropped the Ball not picking Hill, McCain could not have made a better pick than her.
Now its getting interesting.
Comment by jay — 8/29/2008 @ 11:51 am
Inexperience and Celebrity: IOKIYAR
Comment by EvilPoet — 8/29/2008 @ 11:55 am
Joseph Biden will outshine Sarah Palin enormously during the VP debates, and with John McCain just a few steps from death’s door that matters.
Comment by Jim — 8/29/2008 @ 12:00 pm
As a moderate Republican who votes issues and not party, I have read a little about her, seen a couple documentaries with her in them. With not a lot of material to go with, there will certainly be more to learn, but based on what I have seen so far… I love her! Just read her Bio on Wiki. She is awesome.
The thing about the Republicans that so many Dems don’t get is there are almost two parties within it. I used to love McCain, and I have always hated the Good Ole Boy network of the GOP. With McCain’s presumptive nomination, i have been concerned over his more convervative sound bites as chosen by the more liberal media, but I reserved my final judgemen on him based on this choice, which can’t be edited. If he picks an insider Good Ole Boy, he’s really given into the GOP, and not the Maverick I used to love.
But he didn’t and once again McCain proves he is in a completely different camp than Bush, Romney, etc. Her only weakness I see is the lack of experience, but as stated above, targeting that by the Dem’s only serves to their weaken their own primary candidate. She does actually have MORE political experience than Obama, and more EXECUTIVE experience than all of them. Statisc on our their side as well: Governors beat legislators.
This was a brilliant pick, and for the first time, I am really excited about the McCain campaign.
Comment by Scott — 8/29/2008 @ 12:08 pm
A Vote For McCain/Palin is a vote for more of the same.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/25970197/
Comment by EvilPoet — 8/29/2008 @ 12:26 pm
Obama is done. Women will leave in droves…Clinton will be able to say to the Dems, I told you so….and it will be a perfect way for her to rise again in 2012. Watch her not campaign at 100%…and there just isn’t enough progressives to beat blue color moms….
Comment by Sam — 8/29/2008 @ 12:57 pm
Hey Scott,
I’m curious, is this why you’re excited?
CBSNews.com: Who’s on the list of people mentioned for VP that you think would most excite Southern Baptists and other members of the conservative faith community?
Richard Land: Probably Governor Palin of Alaska, because she’s a person of strong faith. She just had her fifth child, a Downs Syndrome child. And there’s a wonderful quote that she gave about her baby, and the fact that she would never, ever consider having an abortion just because her child had Downs Syndrome. She’s strongly pro-life. She’s a virtual lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. She would ring so many bells. And I just think it would help with independents because she’s a woman. She’s a reform Governor. I think that, from what I hear, that would be the choice that would probably ring the most bells, along with Mike Huckabee,of course, who’s a Southern Baptist.
Full interview here…
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/08/politics/politicalplayers/main4331863.shtml
Comment by EvilPoet — 8/29/2008 @ 12:58 pm
Well, it was the American People who put Bush in office…Ok, it was Congress and Brother Bush who put him there the first time, but 2nd term was the American people…Or rather, the conservative bible thumping clueless folks from the heart land and beyond the Mason-Dixon line.
These people don’t like their “leaders” to be smarter than them. So, they are just going to LOVE Mrs. eight layers of makeup Palin, and American will continue to go down the tubes. There are more ignorant than educated in this country.
Comment by Beverly — 8/30/2008 @ 1:48 am
She’s been picked for at least three major reasons:
1. She’s a woman (pick up disgruntled Hillary supporters and anyone else who will vote for ANY woman on the presidential ticket).
2. She’s a Christian extremist (McCain is more secular than tens of millions of Americans would like).
3. She’s a big supporter of the oil industry in Alaska (bolstering the McCain myth that we could solve our energy crisis through domestic oil production if it weren’t for those damn tree huggers).
It’s a strategically clever choice.
Biden could wipe the floor with her in a debate–if he didn’t have to worry about looking wonkish or being mean to a pretty young woman. He and his handlers will worry enough to throw him off, Palin will throw out some cute miss congeniality one-liners, and the debate will be more or less a wash as far as the press and public are concerned. Sorry, but that’s my prediction.
I hope some prominent Democrat has the nerve to say what I’m thinking:
“You’re no Hillary Clinton.”
If anybody thinks it makes me anti-feminist to hope the first woman in the White House isn’t an extreme fundamentalist shill who will do her damndest to set the clock back on women’s rights, that’s a debate I’m willing to have.
Comment by Ralph — 8/30/2008 @ 3:25 am