Sara Palin as McCain's Vice President pick: Bad Pick or Good Pick?

Question

Is this a Bad Pick or Good Pick? Well, for me it was a "Bad" Pick...

McCain has the female base, now?....

Does Mccain think this stuff through, IM not quite sure he does? Lets face it he doesn't. OK, Let's add a woman (Palin) to the ticket. We can grab those Hillary voters for sure now. McCain "assuming" that just because a woman is on the ticket that he is going be able to get that vote, because of this move. IM sure that women will not vote for a woman just because she on the ticket. Women don't vote on the gender as the Mccain camp would like you to believe. If women did vote on gender, then what was the big issue over rumors Obama picking a female senator from Kansas, that was not Hillary. The women hated it. See my point?

McCain's thought process?....

What about the problems, and the forseen-bagage that came along with this pick? I don't think McCain gave any credence to that thought. Seeing as the Hillary voters was only thing on McCain's mind, he didn't give any thought beyond that. I can see that McCain doesn't think long term when picking a Vice president. What was one thing McCain hammered again and again? It was the "experience" issue. So they pick Sara Palin. "Opps." She has considerably less experience then Obama. But I guess McCain forgot about that "issue" didn't he?

You would assume that McCain wouldn't want a pick that could bring "controversy" to the table for the McCain campaign. Well, she does bring "controversy" to the table. It looks to be a another big fault by McCain, in choosing Palin as a Vice president. Lets not worry though because "I" McCain will have that female vote that wouldn't vote for Obama come this fall.

What about the picking "a" Vice President for a state? That would be a smater move on Mccain's part. His pick wasn't though. McCain didn't see a state strategy as working? Palin doesn't help him in this department at all. I assumed he would want to fight for every state he could win. Tom Ridge and Pennsylvania Vs Biden and Pennsylvania there is a battle for that state.

There is my rant.

Answer 1

bad pick for the country, good pick for McCain if it gets the women voters.  It is just another example of John McCain NOT thinking of country first.

Answer 2

I am a mccain supporter.

I CANNOT believe that he has made this decision,

he should have pick pawhlenty.

he needs to understnad the importance of minnesota and iowa this election.

Answer 3

Honestly, I think Sarah Palin is a capable politician.  However, so few people know anything about her that McCain's pick looks superficial, as if he was only picking her because she is younger and female.  

Answer 4

Horrid pick, she is currently under investigation for absuing her power as Governor...do the Republicans just not care or what?????

And no Clinton supporter could vote for this women, she stands for everything Hillary is against.

Answer 5

One thing about this that makes me extremely happy, and something that I've been saying on this board a lot.  I'm happy we finally picked someone (woman, man, black, white) that actually has a positive approval rating.  She only has a 5% disapproval rating (vs 80-90% approval), which is astonishing.  To me, that seems that she makes the best choices for everyone and doesn't cater to one groups wants.  I.e. for the good of the whole.  We as Americans need to stop thinking of this as a rep/dem thing, but more as a who will make the most people happy.  Surely in this country there are more like her, and hopefully we can get them out of the wood works for every election.  Perhaps even be the President.

Answer 6

i think its a great stratigical move for mccain.

1. shes a women

2 shes from a small town

and

3. she has a child with down syndrome

she going to get alot of women voters, shes going to get alot of people from small towns voting for her cause she knows what they need ant they will feel takin care of, and shes going to get alot of parents to symathis with her.

i thinks its an awesome choice, and one that helped me decided that i was for sure voting mccain.

Answer 7

t**d-muffin has lost his touch. Very bad move to pick a lackluster VP because she is a she. McCain had a vast brain-trust to choose from, and picked her for the purpose of bringing a few more "democrats" on board.

It sucks to be Republican, I guess.

I think i detect a LACK OF GOOD JUDGMENT.

Answer 8

TERRIBLE PICK!!!! This was a desperate pick, of course. She has only governed the small Alaskan state, do you think if McCain died she would be fit to run this country? OF COURSE NOT! He thinks that he will gain Hilary supporters by choosing her. It's the typical Republican act, isn't it?

McCain is definitely not fit to run the country, and Palin is the most conservative woman...This is terrible because people love her. But she doesn't have any sense in her!!!!!! People that voted for Hilary should have listened to her speech.. Democrats need to stick together!!!!!!! GO OBAMA!!!

Answer 9

She is very good pick, she'll be a very good VP. She brings a lot up to the plate. And I really enjoyed listening to her acceptance speech (and yes I listened to all of it, not just a few sound bites. I listened to the whole thing) She is so right on...

Joe Biden is the worse pick a nominee could ever make. He is so stuck up and smug. He thinks of himself as better than everyone else, a real snob and a boob. Thumbs down for Obama's pick, plus Obama snubbed & dissed Hillary.  

Answer 10

no, great pick..will attract a lot of hilary voters and she is a maverick middle of America

Answer 11

Eh, it's a good rant, but the main thing that strikes me about his pick is the experience issue.  McCain has always tried to force the issue that Obama is not experienced enough, and then he flies in the face of his own argument and picks a VP with less experience than anyone currently on either ticket.  It's not about whether or not she has the experience, it's about what McCain has been saying about the importance of that one word.  The fact that he chose her is going to remove more of his voters than he'll gain from a female candidate, and even have those following him question his motives.

Answer 12

I think it might hurt him. I think most of the conservative republicans were hoping he'd pick someone like Huckabee. And the moderates were hoping he'd pick someone like Lieberman. Also who's to say that the Obama/Biden camp wont run their own 3 AM ad regarding Palin? (Since she has only held a major public office for two years!)

Answer 13

Pundits Left and Right are calling this a "Hail Mary" throw.  Could it work out?  Yes?  It's possible she has some kind of photographic memory, will be able to catch up in experience with the issues  (with NATIONAL issues folks, please), starting with learning what the VP does (recently, she decided to ask a pundit on a Nationallyytelevisedd show).  

There's no doubt that this was a purely political move on McCain's part, that he passed up scores of much more qualified men and women - just none as attractive and as loved in their home state.  All in all, it reflects much more poorly on McCain than it does on Palin.  

Will Palin be able to catch and run with this Hail Mary pass?   We'll see.  

Answer 14

A lot of women will vote for a woman the same way blacks will vote for a black. This woman actually has experience running a state where McCain, Obama and Biden don't. Biden ran for President and nobody voted for him, so how does he help Obama. Lots of rejected Hilary supporters will now vote for McCain.

Answer 15

It was definitely a shocking pick, especially with the pool of more qualified individuals he had to choose from.  I think in the end this pick will hurt more than help.  It will be interesting to see how she fares in the debates with Joe Biden.  That is when we'll get a real sense of whether or not this was a good choice.  Personally, I think he made a mistake.

Answer 16

I'm shocked at his lack of judgment.  

Answer 17

She hunts moose

She fishes

TV Sports reporter, Pres of PTA, then City council for 4 years, then Mayor then for 4 years, now Governor for 2 years.

She has an approval rate of over 80% the highest in the USA.

Mother of 5

Oldest son in the US Army

Youngest son born with Downs Syndrome, they knew and still had the child.

She actually has visited the troops in Lanstuhl hospital in Germany.

Her husband is a real man who has won the snowmobiler 2000-mile "Iron Dog" race. 4 times.

Her husband is native American.

Wow what a Fab VP

Answer 18

She is a good pick if you know what i mean!