Friday, August 29, 2008

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Dave Wood · 865 weeks ago

I think people are going to like her. And frankly, that worries me a bit.
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SLCScott 74p · 865 weeks ago

I also think people are going to like her. And that worries me not at all. Having a likable VP is neither a plus nor a minus to the ticket. If things go well for her in the campaign, she may have a promising future in national politics. But that doesn't help for 2008.
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JohnCz · 865 weeks ago

In a word, panderer...that is what McCain has turned into. I can't believe this pick over other qualified republicans. I'm all for being a maverick (go against the grain) but this is just stupid. I think the McCain campaign thought this what they needed to drum up excitement. I'm not even sure it will have that effect. This is the individual next in line to be commander in chief. And from a tactical standpoint, McCain closes the door on attacking Obama's experience since he has picked someone with far far less experience. But more than anything for this voter, why would you pick a candidate that represent Big Oil. Do we really need another administration that answer to big oil instead of the american people? McCain, you have choosen unwisely.
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Dan_in_upstate_NY · 865 weeks ago

If I were a woman, I'm not sure if I would be pleased or insulted (or both) by the Palin pick. Yes, it advances the cause to break the glass ceiling. But (color me cynical) somehow I doubt that is McCain's primary concern here. Jindal was discounted for being "too green"--but not Palin? Hmm, does strike me as pandering.

More to the point: there are, clearly, other more qualified and more experienced women that McCain could have chosen (e.g., Hutchison; Dole; Snowe; etc.).

But let's get back to the ground. Can anyone cite specific battleground states (other than Alaska) where Palin will actually cause a problem for Obama?
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DocJess 71p · 865 weeks ago

I was going to write something to this effect -- but Linda Bergthold said everything I was thinking, but she said it better, and quicker. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-bergthold/the...
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DocJess 71p · 865 weeks ago

One other thing on Sarah Palin -- while it will play very well with the anti-choice people that she chose to give birth to a Down's Syndrome child, VP is a 24/7/365 job. How will people feel with the understanding that if elected, she will turn over her child (who will be a year old in April 2009), her Down's Syndrome baby, to caretakers, nannies, and baby sitters because she is "too busy" to care for him?
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Peter Zenger 62p · 865 weeks ago

I voted "good choice." I want Obama to win, and I think this shows McCain's desperation. Romney would have been the super-rich ticket, and some of the Party base is anti-Romney. LIeberman was a non-starter. Pawlenty was dull. Palin is a risky, hail-mary pass, but given the state of the republican party, this is a calculated risk.

No matter what Hillary says to the contrary, I am sure that this will cause some PUMAs to resolve to vote for the GOP.
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SLCScott 74p · 865 weeks ago

It does occur to me that we may not see another all white male ticket for a long, long time. While I agree this is a lousy tactical pick for the Republicans, I think she may acquit herself OK at the level of personal capabilities. If she does, the Republicans are going to think "what would have happened if we'd picked one of the leading women in our party?"

If Obama wins (which I think he will), I think the odds are good the Republicans will nominate a woman for the top slot in either 2012 or 2016.

By the way, if any of you are trying to figure out what agenda I have in making that claim, give it up. This particular comment is the armchair analyst in me coming out, not the 2008 partisan.
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t · 865 weeks ago

I have something to say to the PUMA's. Hillary was the one who put the 18 million cracks in that glass ceiling. Not Sarah Palin.
Do you really want to reward Sarah Palin to be Vice President, when the woman you voted for was the one. who broke the barriers? t
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t · 865 weeks ago

Does anyone think that Sarah Palin looks like Elizabeth Hurley?
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James · 865 weeks ago

I was and still am a very strong supporter of Hillary Clinton. That is why I stand with her in support Barack Obama. At first I had trouble getting excited about Obama, but now my dedication to him is as strong as my support for Hillary. McCain insulted me with his choice of VP. Hillary has a lifetime of experience and I didn't support her just because of her gender! The idea that a women who was a city councilmen and a mayor of a city smaller then my own (and I live in a pretty small city) and a governor for less then two years some how equates to Hillary offends me greatly. It makes me want to yell "Yes We Can"!
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t · 865 weeks ago

I think thats it! especially when she played in superstar. lol
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t · 865 weeks ago

James, I think it is very insulting as well. I was for Obama in the Primary, but I still liked Hillary. This choice is going to back fire right in their face.
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Some Body · 865 weeks ago

Sorry to disagree with the lot of you, but I believe it was (sadly) a brilliant move by McCain.

With this choice, it was McCain who was able to generate excitement, bring in someone and something fresh and unexpected, and in general, spell out "change", roughly the way Obama did half a year ago (and now only repeats himself, follows common wisdom and bores the general public).

And it has all nothing to do with who Palin herself is; he may have lost the line of "Obama is inexperienced", but made the attack line "McCain is more of the same" sound ridiculous (I saw the Obama campain threw out this knee-jerk response to Palin's choice already - not smart).

I actually agree with everyone that Palin is not going to help McCain much with women, but she is going to help him a lot with young voters and with leveling the enthusiasm gap between the parties.

And that's all a great shame, because with McCain in the White House, we're going to miss Dubya...
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Godheval · 865 weeks ago

Your poll is missing an important voting option:

D) A Great Pick for Obama

And that's my vote. I love this choice because of how it destroys the argument of "too little experience", and also because it underestimates (I hope) the Hillary suporters, thinking they would fall for this obvious ploy.
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t · 865 weeks ago

ok. you are wrong with the young voters. Obama was our man from the start, and he is the one that generated this enthusiasm. There is no doubt about that. This lady is why young people have been so dis engaged with politics in the past. Obama gives the young people hope. thats all i can say. thats all there is to it. im sorry.
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Chad_Nielson 57p · 865 weeks ago

I still want someone to answer me what the stupid Carabou comment was supposed to mean? What does shooting a Carabou who wanders into your yard (by the way, that is the most ignorant and destructive option of the many solutions to such a problem) have to do with running America? What is she going to do after the next Katrina strikes land, shoot it?
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