I haven't had ready access to the internet in a couple days, that's why I couldn't comment on the very interesting VP pick by McCain. By now I trust that even if you are holed up in some remote location you will have seen the young face of Sarah Palin.
There is a lot to say, but why not leave it up to you ?
Do you think that this choice was only or mainly meant to rally the religious voters?
Do you think that this will work as a strategy and help McCain gain the critical votes he needs to win the White House?
Will his choice backfire on him ( considering the young age and lack of big scale experience of the former Wasilla mayor and current governor of Alaska)? Was she sufficiently vetted and why was she choosen over Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge?
To what extent will the revelation that her 17 year old daughter is pregnant affect her standing for the conservative voters? Actually I tend to think that it will be neutral or even given a positive spin by the campaign and might end up helping rather than hindering the Republican ticket.
Will Sarah Palin convince the disappointed Hillary Clinton supporters to vote for McCain? Is being a woman enough???
I hope some of you will be brave enough to take up the challenge and write a few words on what you've read or what you think of the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate.
Looking forward to reading you....
Aude
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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I don't understand why conservative Americans appreciate her. She is not a good conservative mother example if we look at her pregnant daughter, a normal republican woman would think she has failed in the education of her children though she helped McCain in his rise in the polls. Sarah Palin may look like a kind woman but she has scarying positions on the issue of a war in Afganistan and also on the possibility of petrol extraction in Alaska which would totally disturb the ecology.
In my opinion, being a woman will not be enough for Mrs Palin to reach Hillary's voters... but her capitalist and conservative position may be enough to conquer the votes of the South
Thank you to our first contributor on this theme.
I certainly tend to agree with what you're saying on Palin's capacity to attract Clinton supporters on the sheer base of her gender. I don't think that it will have enough impact to make a difference. I even wonder whether feminist voters would even consider her presence on the ticket as really meaningful.
As for what you say on the pregnancy of Palin's daughter, I'd like to offer an alternative interpretation: it could be spun in such a way as to be an asset.
As you know Sarah Palin was choosen to give some real America cred' to the ticket :the "Look, she's one of us" strategy, if you will. She is also on the ticket to rally the evangelical block around the Republicans.
Her daughter's pregancy could play well in this perspective : these things happen in all sorts of families, including religious and conservative ones ( maybe even more so considering that many of the younger members of the community will not be on birth control). The Palin family seems to be taking the event in their stride, as would most religious families. Perhaps people will identify even more strongly with her as "one of them" after this event.
Am I making a persuasive argument?
I think that this sentiment could be gathered from the very short interviews I heard from participants in the Republican convention.
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