Just for a moment, try to think like a horny 72-year old man who has a thing for beauty queens and bathing suit models... and you'll quickly see that the selection of Sarah Palin has nothing to do with attracting disgruntled Hillary supporters or moderate women...it's about arm candy for John McCain and reeling in male voters.
Given Palen's politics, the notion that Democratic women will flock to her is preposterous. If anything, it will energize Hillary and her supporters to prevent this unqualified, radical pro-life woman from claiming the honor of being the first woman President.
John McCain and the Republicans aren't that stupid. So what were they after? Two things:
- Energize the base. They could have done this with Huckabee, but they didn't. Because Huckabee couldn't deliver what Palin can, which is...
- The "Governor Babe for VP!" factor that Rush Limbaugh is already panting over at http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/... .
You see, this isn't about women at all...it's about attracting low-information, blue-collar male voters in the swing states. "She's hot. I'll vote for her."
(Please don't hate me for saying this...I'm just trying to get inside McCain's sexist head here.)
Rasmussen's first poll bears this out (see Loquax' diary at
http://www.dailykos.com/... ). It's men that are attracted to her, not women.
As usual, the media has been faked out of its pants. Let's not fall for it ourselves. There is a threat here...but it's about blue collar men, not Hillary's women.