Can this Ticket Hit Hard Against Obama/Biden?
Interesting choice, although one that the Democrats made over twenty years ago.
It’s a perplexing choice considering that Governor Palin only has one term under her belt. Her youth is to balance out McCain’s age. Her gender is meant to snap up those women who felt betrayed with Obama as the head of the Democratic ticket. I can’t help but think that Condoleeza Rice would make a better choice, not because she’s black and a woman but because she is more experienced and I think it would have made for a more interesting debate between her and Sen. Biden.
But then perhaps Rice’s baggage is one that McCain didn’t want to saddle himself with. Or maybe Rice didn’t want to link herself with McCain.
And then I also wonder if Rice as VP could bring over the female vote that McCain is after. I always felt the women pushing for her liked the fact she is a white woman; I don’t know if Rice can get that kind of allegiance from all sisters.
I don’t know if McCain is able to win on this choice in Veep, anyway. If he had picked a white male he’d be accused of keeping it as part of the old boy’s club. A person of color would be pandering to the electorate. With Palin perhaps the Republicans can finally get what they have wanted for a while: oil drilling in Alaska.
Well, I guess racist, sexist men will stay away from the polls this November.
