I think you are correct in that McCain is a moderate and that is why the fringe of the republican party did not like him.
What you refer to as 'fringe' is actually the core of the conservative GOP
Palin is way too far right for the majority of this country.
That why the left pounced so hard.....
She was not slandered any more than any other politician was. In fact, I think she got of far easier than McCain did at the hands of his own party in 2000. Far better than Kerry did at the hands of the Swift Boat BS. Palin like Clinton made their own bed and got to sleep in it. She was unprepared to be on the public front. She had virtually no experience. She has little if any understanding of international history. She claimed that during her 21 months in office, Russians had been making incursions into US air space over Alaska. Yet according to the US Air Force, Russian had not had a single incursion in those 21 months. Her interviews were embarrassing to watch. She was utterly unprepared for public speaking. I can understand the pauses and "um"' and "ah" in a impromptu interview but not the ramblings displayed by Palin.
Get a grip................never before has a female pol been smeared as she was.....
Then there is her hypocrisy. She is stead fast against sex ed of any kind yet her and her daughter had premarital sex.
Get a grip...............so friggin' what? If she was DNC it never would have made muster....... 😱
I think she was a horrible choice for McCain. This country is primarily moderate. Whether they be conservative or liberal moderates is irrelevant. Palin scared off a lot of people. I know she scared me off. I liked McCain. I think he let someone (not sure who) move his campaign in a direction he did not want to go. I do not agree with him on all the issues but I would not have minded seeing him in office. No way in hell did I want to see Palin in the WH unless she was visiting someone there. I am pretty sure I am not alone in that feeling.
Your fear betrays you......
As for her future career. I suspect she will be writing books and attending speaking engagements but I doubt we will see her in any thing political. She will be about as relevant as Sharpton, Limbaugh and the rest of the talking heads.
Get a grip......you will be in for a surprise after the DNC/Obama thing....
I don't get this 'scared' idea. Sure any political opponent is 'feared' because they all play the game to win. Because Bush slandered and vilified McCain in 2000 does that mean that Bush was "afraid" of McCain? In my opinion only in so far as McCain was a political opponent and had to be brought down.
Then you have no clue as to why and how the political machine works...... :huh:
Were I a democratic strategist I am pretty sure I would be chopping at the bit to have Palin as an opponent. She is an easy target. Religious fanaticism, IIRC, 6 different schools (none of them with a "Ivy league" status) to get a BA/BS, family values yet both her and her kid were knocked up before they got married, all the videos of her interviews and the list goes on. Out of all the opponents out there, I am pretty sure the Dems would love to see her the most. For them, Palin is the gift that keeps giving.
Just wait for voter backlash from three party factions when H/C, Cap and Tax and Spending BS come down the pike.....
