Well, that certainly makes things interesting
This just in: John McCain is choosing Sarah Palin, Alaskan governor, as his running mate.
This is actually quite a brilliant political move. It shatters some independents' preconceived notions of the national Republican party; it makes a blatant (but not necessarily insincere) play for the Hillary supporters feeling disenchanted by perceived sexism during the Democratic primaries; it undermines somewhat Obama's message of change (certainly having a woman a heartbeat from the presidency is different from the norm); and it certainly undercuts much of the bounce the Dems were expecting from the convention.
Well played, McCain.
"It ain't awful hard to tell
What it's like in my little hell
Yeah she knows, she knows, she knows"
- Gin Blossoms, Not Only Numb
This is actually quite a brilliant political move. It shatters some independents' preconceived notions of the national Republican party; it makes a blatant (but not necessarily insincere) play for the Hillary supporters feeling disenchanted by perceived sexism during the Democratic primaries; it undermines somewhat Obama's message of change (certainly having a woman a heartbeat from the presidency is different from the norm); and it certainly undercuts much of the bounce the Dems were expecting from the convention.
Well played, McCain.
"It ain't awful hard to tell
What it's like in my little hell
Yeah she knows, she knows, she knows"
- Gin Blossoms, Not Only Numb
1 Comments:
And everybody in America not working directly for the McCain campaign says: "Well, I didn't see THAT coming."
So far all I know about Sarah Palin is stuff I like: 1) she's pro-life, 2) she's a reformer who wasn't afraid to shine a light on misdeeds within her own party, and 3) she refers to herself as a "hockey mom", which is just awesome.
Also, yeah this steals some of Obama's thunder. We'll see how good of a campaigner she is. I'm looking forward to the vice-presidential debates.
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