re: #54 lawhawk

Palin also differed from Ryan in that she was at least a statewide elected official (albeit for one of the least populous states in the nation). Ryan has never held statewide elected office. So +1 to Palin on that.

True. Who was the last person from the house successfully elevated to VP? Think the closed might have been Bush Sr, but he also served as CIA director as well, so had some other experience.