The US presidency is a likability contest, not a resume contest. Seeing her, I bet she scores high on the Q Meters they use to test TV personalities these days. Likely she scores higher than Joe Biden. That is really more important than if you know who the Foreign Minister of Latvia is.
McCain just balanced his ticket, Obama did not. Both parties have essentially two major factions, the true believers and the moderates. Obama & Biden are both from the true believer (Liberal) wing of the Democrats, McCain is a Moderate & Palin is a Conservative. A balanced ticket unifies the party by giving the faction that lost the primary the other slot.
She is really good. I was vaguely aware of her and I follow politics closer than most. Most had never heard of her before this afternoon. Watch the video of the announcement, not just the clips the TV news thinks will make their case, whichever side they are on. About 25 min. A good performance for a rookie.
She is real middle class, middle America. To many, she will be regarded as one of us, not one of them. This is a very strong pick.
This is a real close race. It was all but tied before the convention bounce Obama is getting, but his bounce won't last. McCain will get his bounce next week and we'll be back to even. The Real Clear Politics summary of state by state polls shows a near tie in the Electoral Vote, which is all that matters. Obama 273 - McCain 265. McCain was ahead by a few last week.
So hang onto your seats. This is going to be close.
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The US presidency is a likability contest, not a resume contest. Seeing her, I bet she scores high on the Q Meters they use to test TV personalities these days. Likely she scores higher than Joe Biden. That is really more important than if you know who the Foreign Minister of Latvia is.
McCain just balanced his ticket, Obama did not. Both parties have essentially two major factions, the true believers and the moderates. Obama & Biden are both from the true believer (Liberal) wing of the Democrats, McCain is a Moderate & Palin is a Conservative. A balanced ticket unifies the party by giving the faction that lost the primary the other slot.
She is really good. I was vaguely aware of her and I follow politics closer than most. Most had never heard of her before this afternoon. Watch the video of the announcement, not just the clips the TV news thinks will make their case, whichever side they are on. About 25 min. A good performance for a rookie.
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/163813.html
She is real middle class, middle America. To many, she will be regarded as one of us, not one of them. This is a very strong pick.
This is a real close race. It was all but tied before the convention bounce Obama is getting, but his bounce won't last. McCain will get his bounce next week and we'll be back to even. The Real Clear Politics summary of state by state polls shows a near tie in the Electoral Vote, which is all that matters. Obama 273 - McCain 265. McCain was ahead by a few last week.
So hang onto your seats. This is going to be close.
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