VP's aren't always chosen because they are ready to be president. A VP is chosen to attract, to the ticket, a specific region / constituency, or shore up a weakness. Obviously, being Alaska's "favorite son" won't secure a large block of electoral votes. So McCain is after a certain constituency because there is no evidence, that I'm aware of, that Palin shores up McCain's biggest weakness either. So what does the choice of Palin really say?
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