A lot of the radio talk today was about whether Palin helped or hurt McCain in the presidential race.
All the debate seems to be over did she do well this demographic v. did she alienate that demographic and was her style too strong or did she help by saying tough (some might say slanderous) things that McCain couldn't or wouldn't say.
As far as I am concerned all this misses the most important point. She defintiely hurt McCain with one crticial demographic... and that was a demographic of one.
Gen. Colin Powell cited the choice of her as VP as the thing that finally goaded him into openly endorsing Obama as his candidate for the presidency. Until then, his long standing freindship for McCain had kept him neutral.
That, to my mind, was far and away the most important for Obama, and damaging to McCain, endorsement of the entire campaign.
So there is no doubt in my mind that running Caibou Barbie turned out to be a devestating mistake.
All the debate seems to be over did she do well this demographic v. did she alienate that demographic and was her style too strong or did she help by saying tough (some might say slanderous) things that McCain couldn't or wouldn't say.
As far as I am concerned all this misses the most important point. She defintiely hurt McCain with one crticial demographic... and that was a demographic of one.
Gen. Colin Powell cited the choice of her as VP as the thing that finally goaded him into openly endorsing Obama as his candidate for the presidency. Until then, his long standing freindship for McCain had kept him neutral.
That, to my mind, was far and away the most important for Obama, and damaging to McCain, endorsement of the entire campaign.
So there is no doubt in my mind that running Caibou Barbie turned out to be a devestating mistake.
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