re: #154 irving

IT was McCain’s choice of Palin that utterly destroyed him for me. There were a lot fo perfectly legitimate questions about his health; he owed it to voters to choose a strong VP just to demonstrate his own personal character.

The innate short-sightedness of choice made it very, very clear that McCain was not a serious presidential candidate.

On balance she helped the ticket. She was incredibly popular with the Republican base, and she regularly outdrew McCain at rallies. Hindsight is 20/20 but a lot a people thought she was an excellent choice at the time. By the time folks realized the truth about her it was too late.