Palin has become a drag on the ticket. I dont know how anyone in the McCain camp couldnt have seen that coming....and why in the hell didnt someone in the campaing do a better job of vetting.
She now has higher "negatives" than "positives" and by one poll, her selection as running mate is the number one reason why swing voters wont vote for McCain...not the economy or any other issue.
It was a "gimmick"" pick to placate the social conservative base and as far as it goes, it accomplished that.
What it also accomplished was to take away a key McCain argument against Obama...that Obama was too inexperienced and that McCain has demonstrated better judgement in his public life.
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The latest non-story that will become a story (in the mode of John Edwards's $400 haircut that the Republicans salivated over) for the few days and distract the McCain campaign when they can least afford a distraction of any kind, is that since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Palin, her husband, and even her infant son.
WTF, spending three times Joe the plumber's annual salary to dress her up? Do you think Joe and his wife (or small town "regular" Americans that she loves and relates to so much) shop at Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus?
What is the McCain campaign staff thinking?
RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion