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Debate:Is Sarah Palin an asset or a liability to John McCain's candidacy? (view source)
Revision as of 17:27, October 22, 2008
, 17:27, October 22, 2008→Palin is a Liability
At this point I'm more convinced than ever that she's a liability. Conservative columnists are panning her, and a survey of undecided voters after the last Presidential debate cited Plain as being the major reason they would '''not''' be inclined to vote for McCain. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:57, 17 October 2008 (EDT)
At this point I'm more convinced than ever that she's a liability. Conservative columnists are panning her, and a survey of undecided voters after the last Presidential debate cited Plain as being the major reason they would '''not''' be inclined to vote for McCain. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:57, 17 October 2008 (EDT)
:Five days later, I'm even ''more'' convinced. First, Palin has to publicly apologize for her comments about small-town Americans being the only truly "pro-America" segment of our population, which were insulting to metropolitan voters around the country, but particularly offensive to everyone who remembers the heroic, selfless, and patriotic response of hundreds of New Yorkers on 9/11 who gave their lives while trying to save others.
:Then we have today's revelation - in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Depression, Palin's been set up by the RNC with $150K in wardrobe, hairstyling and makeup services. This is not an issue of substance, but it's created a perception nightmare for the GOP. Now they are trying to explain why the champion of Joe Six-Pack, Hockey Moms and Main Street couldn't campaign using her Governor's wardrobe, and instead needed to spend the equivalent of 80 years' annual clothing expense for the average middle-class American to run a campaign. It creates the impression that selling her on looks mattered more than selling her on substance, since McCain's wardrobe expenses were nowhere near as egregious. The McCain campaign has less than 14 days to make their case, and now will be wasting precious time trying to make this a non-issue - and if they think it'll go away, wait until some folks from Main Street start asking Palin how she considers herself fiscally disciplined and a reformer while spending 5 times their Main Street salary to rent a wardrobe for two months. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:27, 22 October 2008 (EDT)