Comments on: Palin is Costing McCain? http://donklephant.com/2008/11/03/palin-is-costing-mccain/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:59:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fred http://donklephant.com/2008/11/03/palin-is-costing-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-422547 Fred Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:38:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10243#comment-422547 McCain made a fatal blunder with his selection of Palin, and it's really a shame because John McCain is an honorable, capable candidate in many respects. McCain could have easily chosen a candidate who would have energized the conservative base, while also being intelligent and capable with an established record in government. Tim Pawlenty from Minnesota was an obvious choice. Kay Bailey Hutchinson from Texas is another. I hate to say it; but McCain acted like an adolescent jock going after the popular cheerleader in his inexplicable selection of Palin. He didn't allow his own campaign to vet her properly, and he put her on the ticket after a single, short interview which couldn't have covered substantive issues. It would have been ideal to have a clear choice between two strong tickets in this important election cycle. Obama picked a strong, capable, VP candidate. McCain did not, and even McCain must know that in retrospect. It's very unfortunate, and definitely will cost McCain the election (rather than the issues being paramount). The only good that can come of this is that perhaps Palin will be voted out of office in Alaska after her first term has concluded. America has long been accused by people in other nations of favoring style over substance. McCain definitely didn't do anything with his horrible VP choice to dispel that notion. It's just a terrible blunder on McCain's part. McCain made a fatal blunder with his selection of Palin, and it’s really a shame because John McCain is an honorable, capable candidate in many respects. McCain could have easily chosen a candidate who would have energized the conservative base, while also being intelligent and capable with an established record in government. Tim Pawlenty from Minnesota was an obvious choice. Kay Bailey Hutchinson from Texas is another. I hate to say it; but McCain acted like an adolescent jock going after the popular cheerleader in his inexplicable selection of Palin. He didn’t allow his own campaign to vet her properly, and he put her on the ticket after a single, short interview which couldn’t have covered substantive issues.

It would have been ideal to have a clear choice between two strong tickets in this important election cycle. Obama picked a strong, capable, VP candidate. McCain did not, and even McCain must know that in retrospect. It’s very unfortunate, and definitely will cost McCain the election (rather than the issues being paramount). The only good that can come of this is that perhaps Palin will be voted out of office in Alaska after her first term has concluded. America has long been accused by people in other nations of favoring style over substance. McCain definitely didn’t do anything with his horrible VP choice to dispel that notion. It’s just a terrible blunder on McCain’s part.

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