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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I don't think anyone voted for Obama because Palin was on the ticket. Who thinks like that? Maybe Palin hurt McCain because the press coverage she generated forced him to talk about things he didn't want to talk about, but that's a second-order effect.
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Umm I did. I voted against McCain, not for President Obama (in 2008- gladly voted for President Obama in 2012) and that vote was based upon his pick. My daughter registered to vote after seeing Palin's act. What do you base these statements on?
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We can agree to disagree. I think you are wrong, in the way that people who think a lot about politics can be wrong about people who don't think a lot about politics. People who think a lot about politics know a bunch about the candidates and make up their minds early and know things like where the VP candidates went to high school. They wouldn't make their minds up on the basis of who the running mate is because they have such strong views about the top of the ticket. Low-information voters are, similarly, picking a president, not a vice president. On some political issues, like our Cyprus policy or zoning, there are some voters who care an awful lot and vote on that issue. No one cares about the Veep that way.
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Palin drove tons of people to President Obama. "People who think a lot about politics" like you know how you're voting into 2028. Less political people look at crap like picking Palin. Again, my daughter would never have even voted, except she was so bothered by Palin.
