with the normal criteria for determining who’s of presidential caliber,†in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency.
“I think she is the most inexperienced person on a major party ticket in modern history,†said presidential historian Matthew Dallek.
“It would be one thing if she had only been governor for a year and a half, but prior to that she had not had major experience in public life,†said Dallek of Palin. “The fact that he would have to go to somebody who is clearly unqualified to be president makes Obama look like an elder statesman.â€Â
“The first thing that hits me,†said Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution," is that it suggests that John McCain is a gambler. This is a high roller decision.â€Â
“The next thing you have to ask yourself: Is it worrisome to have a gambler in the Oval Office? That’s an important question," he said, “perhaps more important than anything else today.â€Â
question-------Do you have more knowledge of American politics than any of these historians?
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