Is Sarah Palin running against Barack Obama for President of these United States?

Question

Why are there comparisons to him and her? Shouldn't it be Obama/McCain and Biden/Palin?

Answer 1

And you listen to the news?

NO she is the running mate for the Honorable John McCain.

there is no Comparison between her and B. HO "obama" she has been a Chief executive he has not. She has been a state champion in Basketball he is a wanna be. She is good looking he has big ears... LOL ... sorry that was a cheap shot, but he really is not good looking for a guy.

Now the Comparisons should be between the tickets. and McCain/Palin kicks obama/ biden by miles.

VOTE FREEDOM

McCain/Palin '08  

Answer 2

if you are surrounded by idiots, take down a few mirrors

Blue Collar for McCain/Palin

Answer 3

People compare her to Barrack because she has clearly stolen his thunder and Obama backers are now very concerned. They know the truth about Americans and in our highly televised world, she's a show stopper.

Obama has very little chance left to win.

Answer 4

If McCain could not finish his term, she would become president. We CANNOT let that happen!

Answer 5

Here are the true answers to your questions:

1. Sarah Palin is not running individually against Barack Obama; McCain is running against Obama.

2. There are comparisions between Palin and Obama because they both have less years of experience they Biden and McCain.  However, the Palin/Obama comparisons started when a high degree of criticism was launched against Palin, mostly because of her pro-life and pro-Constitution viewpoints.  Because these viewpoints are at odds with liberal orthodoxy, most of the criticism has come from liberals.  Conservatives and moderates have noticed that the same people who are against Palin (falsely claiming "lack of experience") won't even acknowledge Obama's true "lack of experience".

3. Yes, it should be Obama/McCain and Biden/Palin comparisons.  Truthfully, all fairminded people will wait until the conventions are over and hear the candidates in the debates before making individual judgements on who's experience and ideals will "serve, protect and defend the U.S. Constitution" but, as well all know, not all people are fair-minded and even-handed (so the smears go on).

Answer 6

REALLY!  People - wake up - McCain is about to drop dead.  He might not make it a year as president.  That leaves this weirdo Palin as president of the United State.  So yes - Obama is running really against Palin.

You thought Bush was a the very bottom of the barrel - Palin is even stranger and more stupid than Bush.  But she is easily manipulated by the Big Oil which, of course, is the master of the republican party.  

Work like h**l for Obama!

Answer 7

Just goes to show how ignorant people are.

MCCAIN / PALIN '08

Answer 8

Technically she is. McCain is already in his 70's with history of cancer, etc etc.

Answer 9

Yup, but hey, lets attack the one that we think is weaker.  Guess what, she's not.  

Answer 10

You are correct.

Answer 11

I think people are thinking about the fact that McCain is, I believe, 72 years old and has had 4 heart attacks. Soooo, if he wins the election and croaks, that would make her president. To me that is scary. While she does have experience in a lot of things, she doesn't have the experience to be president, in my view. No one knows when McCain is going to kick the bucket, but it could happen sooner than later. Doctor or no doctor.

Answer 12

yea you are right Palin has a better grasp on it then Obama does isnt that sad

McCain and Palin 08 12

Answer 13

Yes, but it's funny that the Dem nominee has less experience than the Rep VP.

Sarah Palin's Resume vs. Barack Obama's Resume

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKsSYE4gf...

Answer 14

I'm sorry but you need to learn about Politics. People from different parties don't run with each other.  The reasons there are comparisons is that McCain might die in office (if they win) and Palin would become President so it is kinda like Palin running for President

Answer 15

Obama is trying to say Palin has little experience. That is a natural open door to compare Obama with Palin. No experience (Obama) vs. Quality exprience (Palin).

Answer 16

Because he is running for the Presidency and has less executive experience then Palin and everyone is using both against the other.  Plus she's only running on the ticket as VP....not nearly has important as the Presidential position.  

Answer 17

Judging by the media frenzy and the loonies at YA boards she is.  

Answer 18

Yeah that's what I thought too... but apparently people don't want to see that... and as far as I know McCain isn't going to die anytime soon so the whole well she will be in office when McCain dies is kinda a moot point... :/ He goes to the Dr. all the time and so far he has gotten a clean bill of health every time as of the presidential race.. .

Answer 19

That is a good point. But the argument is that McCain, in essentially his first presidential decision, made a very poor choice for his running mate.

Answer 20

Obama supporters are trying to compare Obama to Palin because they think he will have a better chance in that match-up.  They know he really has no chance against McCain, but they hope that the public isn't paying attention.  

Please, pay attention.

Answer 21

People are comparing them because they are both relatively new to the political scene and they are also both representative of two historical candidates. Barack Obama is the first interracial major Presidential candidate and Sarah Palin is the first woman to be nominated as a vice presidential candidate on a Republican ticket.  

Answer 22

Because her daughter got pregnant at 17 and Obama's mother got pregnant with him at 18. Also there the only two new things about a presidential campaign everything else is old white men. ( The Usual) But you are right it should be about who can run are country the best which is obviously OBAMA

Answer 23

Yes, Obama is running against McCain, but the media is showing the similarities between Obama and Palin.  I see nothing wrong with that method of explaining who Sarah Palin is.  They can show comparisons between Lincoln and Kennedy, or the Yankees of today and the Yankees of 1927.  Then when they are done, they can still point out the contrasts.  That does not mean they will ever have to face each other, it just means there are similarities.  

Palin's stance is news because we have all heard about the presidential candidates for months, but until lately, most people, myself included, could not tell you the stance, let alone the job and party of Biden or Palin.  Since they have only recently become parts of the presidential ticket, it is still news.  

It is relevant since they are each part of a presidential ticket for which we can choose when voting.

It would be appalling if a paper had a special section called "Voter Guide," and on the front page they listed side by side Obama and Palin, with Biden and McCain on the second page with just a few bullet points on each.

Answer 24

She may stop the plan to eat the rich.

Answer 25

No...that'll be 2012 when Obama tries to resurrect his campaign.

:-)

Answer 26

As soon as Palin was selected, Obama's people began attacking Palin on he lack of experience.  The irony of that is that Palin as *more* experience than Obama.

That is why all of the comparison between Palin and Obama.  Obamacans went where it made no sense to go.  

Answer 27

If you listen to the media you would think so.  Palin will have time to get up to speed on anything that she is inexperienced with.  She will not be running the country unless something happens to McCain.  Which based on his last medical info release isn't very likely.

Palin seems to be a very smart woman and would not have a problem getting up to speed and she will have time to learn.  However, Obama if elected will have to be experienced a lot faster.  We wouldn't want another bay of pig type incident.  We are living in a much more dangerous world than it was 40 years ago.

Answer 28

Because that's the level of experience obama has and he wants to be President.

Too funny

Answer 29

LOL!  I think the kool aid has dulled the Obama supporters brains.  

Answer 30

First of all, Obama is no comparison to McCain in the experience category.  

Republicans are doing Obama a favor and comparing him to Gov. Palin.  But guess what, Gov. Palin has 2 years of Executive experience to Obama's zero.

So Obama can't even compare to Gov. Palin either.

It is ashamed in such a favorable year for the Democrats that the Democrats have managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by nominating a loser.

Answer 31

Thats really true, but people are trying hard to express their hatred and lack of brains in new and exciting ways. I think she does help the ticket, and more than Biden did, but she isnt running for president.