I do think the Palin picked served to, temporarily at least, slow Obama-Biden down a bit, but I reckon it was still 48/40 or 50/42 in last night's polling (which would be the first polling that covered Obama's speech).
Shifting the spotlight to Palin has very little upside to McCain now, if these polls from Ras are to be believed, because the more people know, the more I think they're going to be asking themselves, "WTF?" (Certainly the figures on Intrade support that idea. His stock has dropped about 5% of its value today, putting his chances of winning below 40% again, and Obama's above 60%.)
All the pick did was create noise after Obama's speech. That was the main goal McCain needed to accomplish, because a day of fawning over it on the networks and cable channels could been devastating to the Reps. Again, if they didn't do something big, I think there was a good chance the election would've been decided Thursday night. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
I have a feeling the Palin pick is going to keep getting weirder and weirder from now on.
the Palin pick is going to keep getting weirder and weirder from now on
THAT you can take to a bank or financial institution of your choice.
Palin wasn't vetted. There's a reason for the vetting process which McCain is about to be a Real World supporting-evidence example.
And I don't know how to approach the issue even if the kid was pregnant. I guess you'd run with the mocking of GOP Family Values, but I think the downside is greater than the upside. I'm not willing to go there. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
But the ironies are:
If this were a Dem, the Rs would instantly be all over this story. Imagine the scandal if Obama's daughters were older and there were rumours this had happened to one of them.
Just wait. There will be rumors created by the right-wing about Obama's daughters if he's elected. God help us all if they decide to have another kid in the age of photoshopping. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
Goppie ´family values´ are a sick joke and should be mocked without mercy, from the divorces to the lack of parenting responsibility, to the contradictions on choice vs. lack of humane treatment during lifetime, etc. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
Problem: McCain can't win with only the Evangelical and Conservative GOTV machine. He needs Moderates and Independents. Palin does nothing to help with these two segments and is, IMO, more likely to hurt.
Bigger Problem: what is her affect on down ticket races? Especially on the House and Senate? I don't know, don't have a clue at this point. I do know if I was a GOP congressionalcritter running a tight race for re-election I'd be livid. Palin, running around shooting her mouth off, is exactly what I DON'T want in a tight race in a bad environment:
Congress-wo/man? Do you think Palin is qualified to be VP?
Congress-wo/man? Do you agree with Palin that contraception is immoral in marriages?
Congress-wo/man? Do you agree with Palin that abortion should be banned even in cases of rape or incest?
Congress-wo/man? Do you SUPPORT Palin as the Vice-Presidental nominee?
Again, I don't know what is going to happen but this is beginning to look like a major GOP SNAFU.
