07-21-2010, 06:04 PM
Hi,
Partially true. However, McCain was having problems with the far right, and Palin was the person who was supposed to get their support back. Given her (relative) obscurity and the fact that the Republicans do not lack for people on the far right, the fact that she was also a woman may have been what tipped the balance in her favor. It was hoped that she would draw some of Clinton's followers away from Obama. After all, 2008 was very much the year of the minorities.
--Pete
(07-21-2010, 05:38 PM)Chesspiece_face Wrote: Especially cheap when one could easily make the argument that, if not the only reason, the main reason she was even picked to run as Vice President was that she was a woman. Her very nomination appears as a statement that women are so stupid they will just vote for the one that has breasts.
Partially true. However, McCain was having problems with the far right, and Palin was the person who was supposed to get their support back. Given her (relative) obscurity and the fact that the Republicans do not lack for people on the far right, the fact that she was also a woman may have been what tipped the balance in her favor. It was hoped that she would draw some of Clinton's followers away from Obama. After all, 2008 was very much the year of the minorities.
--Pete
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