By: Shoebox

Shoebox — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:36:12 +0000

Ted,
Palin’s name gets mentioned, but not in all circles. Palin while popular, has only been in office since 2006. The concern is that it’s hard to hang “no experience” on Barack if McCain’s own VP, who will be viewed as “imminent” due to McCain’s age, has the same issue. The other issue I see with Palin is that her views on gorebal warming and drilling in ANWR are opposites of McCain’s and strongly so. Again, reconciling these kinds of things for the MSM and independents is time that McCain may not want to invest.

As to Hillary, hers was not one of the names in the SurveyUSA poll. If you want to really be concerned, the name that polled the best as BO’s VP was John Edwards!

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:48:40 +0000

Here’s an important piece of advice: If it looks like it’s going to be McCain/Palin anyway (and that should be a “no brainer” for Team McCain), McCain should announce NOW or VERY SOON, rather than later towards the convention. There’s currently a growing chorus for Obama/Hillary (as VP) ticket (in fact the Dems are likely aware of the Palin phenomenon). If the GOP waits while movement for Hillary as VP grows — even worse until after it is solidified that Hillary will/could be VP pick — selecting Palin will be portrayed by Dems/liberal media more as a reaction by GOP selecting its own female (overshawdoing Palin’s own remarkable assets), rather than McCain taking the lead on this. Selecting Palin now or early (contrary to the punditocracy) will mean McCain will be seen as driving the course of this campaign overwhelmingly, and the DEMS will be seen as merely reacting. And, there’s absoultely no down-side to this because even if Hillary is a no-go as VP for Obama, the GOP gains by acting early. McCain the maverick. Palin the maverick. Do it now!

There’s no reason, and actually substantial negative, in McCain waiting to see what the Dems do first insofar as his picking Palin as VP, because, no matter who Obama picks, Palin is by far (and I mean far) the best pick for McCain and the GOP, especially in this time of GOP woes. The GOP can be seen as the party of real ‘change’ (albeit I hate that mantra, change, change, bla bla), while not really having to change from GOP core conservative values, which Palin more than represents.

In light of the current oil/energy situation, as well as the disaffected female Hillary voters situation, and growing focus on McCain’s age and health, Palin is more than perfect — now.

(Perhaps Team McCain is already on to this.)

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