tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463446237885868065.post8620019166842433819..comments2023-06-12T10:57:07.770-03:00Comments on A Quiet Corner of Sanity: McCain's surprising VP pickDesmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843313300543965492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463446237885868065.post-80926308601900678102008-08-29T23:11:00.000-03:002008-08-29T23:11:00.000-03:00McCain is going to win most of those small rural s...McCain is going to win most of those small rural states anyway. He doesn't need Palin to win Idaho or North Dakota.<BR/><BR/>I think the attraction of winning over some Hillary die hards is much more appealing to Republicans than shoring up their base, and I think there's little doubt that that was McCain's main motivation here. <BR/><BR/>The problem for them is that it won't work. The PUMA crowdDesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843313300543965492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463446237885868065.post-54382553776932894322008-08-29T22:52:00.000-03:002008-08-29T22:52:00.000-03:00Palin is not a women's candidate; she is a geo-pol...Palin is not a women's candidate; she is a geo-political candidate designed to help McCain pick up support from John Wayne Americans. Alaska has a small population. However, voters in states like Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota will be able to identify with her. Voters in the rural parts of bigger states will be able to identify with her. Religious voters will be able to identify with her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com