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I remember a Newsweek article spelling out why Palin was chosen as


McCain's running mate.

Essentially, McCain didn't inspire any passion in the Republican base....and here, read "Passion" as a combination of ability to raise money and ability to get out the vote.

Palin DID. The decision came down to electoral math. In order to have any chance in Ohio, for example, he needed a lot of money and a strong ground effort. Palin was chosen because she WOULD deliver that.

However, the flip side (and I'm not sure if they truly thought this through) was that she alienated a lot of on the fence voters and swung them to the Dems.

So in order to have a chance, he needed the passion Palin inspired in the base....but by choosing her, it also cost him a lot of swing votes.

The article presented it as pretty much a damned if you do, damned if you don't choice.

(In response to this post by WahooMatt05)

Posted: 05/12/2017 at 12:40PM



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Pretty interesting piece from the Atlantic -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 09:05AM
  I think you're conflating PC with vulgarity -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 10:07AM
  No offense, but I'm so sick of these takes -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:09AM
  I am 54 years old, -- VaTechie 05/12/2017 11:20AM
  So racist, not partisan...nope. racist. -- hoothat 05/12/2017 11:19AM
  When you have no evidence of racism, you shouldn't call -- Hokieesith 05/12/2017 11:06AM
  I know you are joking and don't really mean that -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:18AM
  I am not so far removed that I wanted McCain in -- Shenhoo 05/12/2017 09:22AM
  2008 McCain was a uphill battle from the beginning -- VaTechie 05/12/2017 10:11AM
  I think if Gore had won in 2000, McCain would have won in -- southdenverhoo 05/12/2017 1:30PM
  Me too. I voted for Bob Dole -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:36AM
  Agreed. ** -- hoothat 05/12/2017 09:32AM
  I believe the idiom is 'dyed-in-the-wool' :-) -- HoosGuy 05/12/2017 09:22AM
  Haha. I'd like to blame autocorrect for that? ** -- wahoo138 05/12/2017 09:39AM
  Sounds like a bad Hokie date. ** -- Shenhoo 05/12/2017 09:23AM

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