Well isn’t that interesting. McCain has picked Sarah Palin as his VP nominee. I heard an NPR reporter say that she didn’t see what Palin brought to the ticket. Say what?
Personally I think she brings a number of things. One is that she should help with some of the Republicans who worry that McCain isn’t far enough to the right. Also she brings a strong and recent record for fighting both corruption and pork barrel spending. And there is also the little fact of being a woman. McCain needs help winning over women and Palin can help there a lot. A lot of those women who are upset about Clinton being “pushed aside” are going to see Palin as a real excuse to vote Republican.
There is some concern in some parts about her stands on energy and I can understand that. But being in Alaska and being a hunter she has to be concerned about the environment so I can see some good potential there as she moves from an Alaska (oil producer) centric role to a national centric role.
All in all I think the campaign just got a whole lot more interesting.
One is that she should help with some of the Republicans who worry that McCain isn’t far enough to the right.
I’m curious… I thought of her as more to the center than McCain, but I don’t know enough about her to be sure
But I absolutely agree with you: this was a very interesting pick, and I think it’s going to bring a lot to the McCain ticket, and definitely make this race more interesting.
Thank you for the absorbing read! Alright playtime is over and back to school work.