The McCain Thread

[Kelly]

Yep. The thing Palin has working against her with that demographic is her stance on abortion, though, so it could all come out in the wash as far as actual votes, go.

jag

That's what many thought in 2000, and 2004........Bush got many of those votes......what is actually more against her now......IS BUSH....lol

 

[souvlaki]

Oh, give me a break. They aren't even trying to hide the fact that they picked her in an attempt to steal Hillary's votes. Palin was just gushing over Hillary in her speech.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Republicans cheering Hillary? Who's next? Daschle?

 

[jaguarr]

That's what many thought in 2000, and 2004........Bush got many of those votes......what is actually more against her now......IS BUSH....lol

The double-edged sword cuts both ways.

jag

 

[souvlaki]

This is REALLY going to get under Hillary's skin. I'll be stunned if Clinton doesn't become Obama's strongest surrogate now. This is pretty much the most patronizing thing the McCain campaign could have done. I think I was concerned about this choice for about 10 minutes, but seriously, Democrats are going to have a field day with this.

 

[LuiECuomo]

Oh, give me a break. They aren't even trying to hide the fact that they picked her in an attempt to steal Hillary's votes.

Yeah. It's called "politics."

 

[Julio Alejandro]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeellllll.....unfortunately one of our own around here....used a pic, in a not very nice way............................without someone's permission......I don't plan on that happening to me.

In that case, never mind. I completely understand.

 

[souvlaki]

Yeah. It's called "politics."

Well, they are going about it in the dumbest, most insulting way possible. This is going to backfire on them big time.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeellllll.....unfortunately one of our own around here....used a pic, in a not very nice way............................without someone's permission......I don't plan on that happening to me.

You see? That was a learning experience. And learnin' am good.

 

[RAMORE]

Well the pick for vp seals it mcain will now win the general

 

[The Senator]

Well the pick for vp seals it mcain will now win the general

I don't think it's as cut as dry as you think.

McCain picked Palin ONLY because she is a woman. She has less experience than Obama does, as the twenty-month governor of one of the most irrelevant states in the country. She has no foreign policy experience, very little economic experience, and to top it all off, she's against the one issue which a majority of those Clinton supporters supported-- a woman's right to choose.

Palin was selected only because of aesthetics and nothing more. She's the GOP's Geraldine Ferraro. Gerraldine Quayle, actually, considering both candidates were selected because of aesthetics while their records showed nothing of substance.

 

[rdh007]

I wonder if McCain gets what he wants in the short run--move media attention off Obama delivering last night and the usual convention bump is taken away, whilst sacrificing what he wants in the long run.

She's not a bad pick, she's just not Romney.

 

[The Senator]

I wonder if McCain gets what he wants in the short run--move media attention off Obama delivering last night and the usual convention bump is taken away, whilst sacrificing what he wants in the long run.

She's not a bad pick, she's just not Romney.

I think Romney would have been worse, actually. I don't think his faith would secure the evangelical wing of the Republican Party. Palin is at least a dedicated Christian, who has a record of supporting all the positions she currently supports. Unlike Romney, who ran as a liberal when he was running for Governor but magically changed his positions a year before he ran for President.

McCain has secured the Republican base, but I don't know if this will help him in the long run. It may help him now, but in the coming months, I think people will hesitate to vote for McCain-Palin. This VP picks reeks of desperation.

 

[Marx]

This is REALLY going to get under Hillary's skin. I'll be stunned if Clinton doesn't become Obama's strongest surrogate now. This is pretty much the most patronizing thing the McCain campaign could have done. I think I was concerned about this choice for about 10 minutes, but seriously, Democrats are going to have a field day with this.

I think John McCain just shored up any holdouts of the Democratic Party that Obama and the Clinton's didn't reach. John McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin as his VP is ridiculously transparent...not to mention incredibly insulting.

 

[Spider-Fan]

When I heard this announcement, I shook my head. My friend (not a big Obama fan) was insulted by this pick, and was blasting the McCain campaign for it. McCain made a new Obama supporter that way

 

[Zen]

I just dont get this... how does he think this is a good idea? seriously? is McCain this shortsighted?

 

[Zen]

If this works out, im going to have to eat my hat folks.

 

[Marx]

I just dont get this... how does he think this is a good idea? seriously? is McCain this shortsighted?

I can tell you that I had no intention of campaigning for Obama, but I will after John McCain's VP stunt.

 

[lazur]

I just dont get this... how does he think this is a good idea? seriously? is McCain this shortsighted?

I'm not getting why anyone thinks it's a bad idea. So far, I haven't seen any reasonable argument except that she's 'inexperienced' despite her 16 year political foundation...

 

[Julio Alejandro]

And, Obama selecting Biden wasn't a ploy to plug his own gap?

 

[Marx]

I'm not getting why anyone thinks it's a bad idea. So far, I haven't seen any reasonable argument except that she's 'inexperienced' despite her 16 year political foundation...

If Obama had picked Clinton, do you honestly believe McCain would have picked Palin?

 

[StrainedEyes]

If Obama had picked Clinton, do you honestly believe McCain would have picked Palin?

That's why McCain waited so long to decide, he wanted to see who Obama picked, and then wanted to see how Biden faired at the convention. He had so much longer to choose his running mate then Obama did, yet he didn't fully decide till yesterday? C'mon McCain,

 

[jaguarr]

So, I've been thinking about McCain's age a bit more since he announced Palin. Honestly, it wasn't something that concerned me a whole lot before, but the more I think about it, the more I start to become concerned about it. Yes, I know he's supposedly been given a clean bill of health by his doctors and all, but there are a few factors that affect my thinking around his currently clean bill of health. The first is that he's had four bouts of cancer. Yes, he's beaten them, but if it comes back and takes him down (not out of the realm of possibility)? The second is that he was tortured heavily as POW. That takes years off of a person's life and affects their long-term health, no matter how you look at it. The third is that, at that age, health can turn south very quickly with very little warning, even when a person is in otherwise great health. And the fourth is that the stress of the job of POTUS is immense (and that's understating it). Look at how much Bush aged, even in just his first four years. Look at Bill Clinton as he progressed through his Presidency. The amount of stress that position comes with is incredible and clearly ages a person faster than what would otherwise be normal. This could also have adverse effects on McCain. If any of these very easily occurring things were to come to pass, Palin's in the big chair and frankly, that scares me a bit.

jag

 

[Sexecutioner]

I doubt McCain is stupid enough to nominate a VP based solely on what genitals they have.

 

[rdh007]

And, Obama selecting Biden wasn't a ploy to plug his own gap?

This is precisely why it was a better pick. It was pragmatic. Not aesthetic.
Obama: I am short on foreign policy experience, so I'll pick someone who isn't.
McCain: I am short on the economy, so I'll pick someone who was really great on the Wasilla City Council.