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No safe choice for McCain…
Posted By jake
Sarah Palin presents assets and a risk for John McCain.
She’s known as a bit of a maverick Republican up in the great white North. That would seem to help shore up the folks enamored with McCain’s old-school maverick image, even as he moves more toward the “classic conservative” campaign image.
She’s young (44) and a family woman (mother of 5) and an avid sportswoman (including hunting moose, at least in the past). Voters concerned with McCain’s age will take comfort in the first. Family values voters will love the second. And the gun rights folks will like the third.
She’s a former journo–a sports reporter at two stations in Anchorage. Will the press take an interest in an old journo going government and having a shot at VP? You betcha. Her appearance will also help on the TV angle. To be frank–viewers tend to like pretty people, and TV likes to show what viewers like to watch.
She’s female. Here’s the question: will the support Sarah Palin shores up for McCain exceed the votes he might lose from voters who just plain aren’t ready for a female VP (and a female pres being a heartbeat away, so to speak)? Do those voters exist in great numbers these days?
Update with what I forgot: the labor aspect! A former union member and married to a union member. Seems likely to appeal to more than it might deter.
Also, one of her kids is infantry in the military–McCain has military experience, but it still shores up the ticket’s military laurels.
Aug 29th, 2008
