McCain’s wasted opportunity?

Dave at Race 4 ‘08 has an interesting perspective on the McCain campaign thus far.

A couple of “must reads” today, for those who missed them. First, Charles Krauthammer has a good take on Obama’s “audacity of vanity.” I typically don’t get into these op-ed pieces, but Krauthammer makes some good points.

And the second is the Washington Post’s weekly rundown of the top 5 most likely veep candidates for both Obama and McCain. This is not earth-shattering stuff; Romney is their #1 on the GOP side, which is expected. Others near the top include Tim Pawlenty and Rob Portman. Again, that’s all pretty cut-&-dried. But I mention it for who finally cracked their top 5: Alaska governor Sarah Palin. I’ve become sold on Palin in recent weeks. To be honest, I hadn’t paid much attention to her until Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol predicted that she would be McCain’s pick. But as I’ve researched her and her stances, I think the Post has it exactly right: She is the kind of candidate that Americans could fall in love with. More importantly, she’s the kind of candidate that women could fall in love with. It’s no secret that McCain isn’t faring well among women. Look at state poll after state poll and you’ll see McCain outpolling Obama among men, but Obama outpolling McCain among women. If McCain could somehow get the female vote, he would win this race. Let’s not forget that there are still a lot of Clinton supporters who feel disenfranchised. Sure, most of them are going to wind up pulling the lever for Obama. But some may not, especially if there’s someone else out there they can get behind. And unlike Clinton, or Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (who has been getting some talk as a VP long shot for McCain), there are really no drawbacks to Palin. There’s very little about her that draws controversy, which is probably why she has the highest approval rating of any American politician.

2 Responses to “McCain’s wasted opportunity?”

1. Ted Says:
   July 18th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

   I just wish McCain would name Palin already so the fun could begin (that is, fun watching the Dems and MSM running scared).

2. Mickey Says:
   July 19th, 2008 at 8:20 am

   Here in Marsha’s district, we hope she gets FIRED this election.
   Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
   She is no conservative.
   See her unconstitutional votes at my old blog:
   http://mickeywhite.blogspot.com
   See current info at:
   http://bluecollarrepublican.com

   Mickey
   Rossville TN

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