Comments on: The Good News about Sarah Palin (sort of)

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:57:24 +0000

Tony, I couldn't agree with you more.

On a more general observation on a sub-topic here… unfortunately the religious right still spreads false lies about Obama, because he's a Democrat, and those same people will vociferously support Palin contrary to any evidence…

By: Peter_Allen

Peter_Allen — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:39:36 +0000

casualobserver:

For what it's worth, I consider myself leaning towards Obama, but still uncommitted. One doesn't commit to a candidate until they vote, after all . Secondly, McCain's pick of VP has as much of an impact on my decision as Obama's: just another notch in the belt of learning the difference between the three (including Barr).

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:28:00 +0000

Try to match this half of the sentence…

Way too soon to tell anything about uncommitted voters (the only relevant dynamic for the rest of the campaign)

…with the other half…

except that she comes out of the box with a significantly more favorable rating than Biden.

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:21:35 +0000

It's great to see the left speak amongst themselves as if their opinions on Palin or McCain's pick of Palin actually had relevance to the price of tea in China. Way too soon to tell anything about uncommitted voters (the only relevant dynamic for the rest of the campaign) except that she comes out of the box with a significantly more favorable rating than Biden.

It is not known whether that will change over time or not, but it is known that the Obama committed posters here are irrelevant to the only important variable left in the election cycle.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:47:51 +0000

I predict that PFS (Palin Fatigue Syndrome) is going to set in fairly quickly – that is, unless she becomes sort of a loose cannon, which could liven things up considerably. I think this PFS will also create a moderating effect (a steadying) of Obama's lead in the polls. Then again, I could be full of beans.

By: Peter_Allen

Peter_Allen — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:34:23 +0000

The addition of Palin to the ticket also causes there to be less attention, right now, on McCain's policies and perceived positive and negative points. How well she is received by the Republican convention, and by the Sunday media, will dictate how long such a buffer will last. (I see this having an interesting tale in the media for some time during the election cycle. Since Palin is an emerging household name from this development, that buffer for McCain might last a bit longer than your normal VP pick.)

Two points to also consider: (1) What effect, if any, does this have for those that were choosing between McCain and Barr? (2) If deposement occurs, would Palin step aside for a second VP pick?

I commend McCain on the fact that he chose a woman for his VP; whether or not it's the correct woman remains to be seen.

By: elrod

elrod — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:28:59 +0000

Bingo! I was thinking the same thing. McCain not only stepped on Obama's post-speech buzz. He stepped on the anti-Obama refutation. And in politics that's a big mistake.

The conventional wisdom now is that Obama's speech was a total and complete success. 38 million people watched it. Everybody heard about it. And now nobody is around to challenge the conventional wisdom for the Republicans.

Panic Palin.

By: stalkexpress

stalkexpress — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:28:54 +0000

McCain must not have seen this local news report on Troopergate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UojMnCgqVA

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:17:18 +0000

Not much of an upside, as you say. I think the timing actually played to Obama's benefit. As Joe Gandelman pointed out earlier, McCain's timing cut off the post Obama speech “analysis” and opining that might have “reframed” it in Punditese. Instead, the Dem Convention and Obama's speech were seen and heard unfiltered, and immediately the focus turns onto a controversial McCain move. Nice shift, Obama triumph, McCain misstep, with endless questioning. On Thursday, it was “did the speech do what it needed to?” “Yes, pitch perfect.” End of news cycle. On Friday, bafflement about McCain's choice and wisdom, and dozens of “experts” brought in to dissect Palin's lack of experience and explore the questions raised on this blog. Was it desperate? Is it just pandering to PUMA's? Does this reflect the thoughtful consideration we want in a President?