ZEITGEIST
Brass tacks? McCain is 72 years old. The Presidency makes old men out of young men. For that reason Palin's pick is an important topic.
I don't think McCain will win, but God forbid the GOP steals this election (they're attempting to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of votes in a variety of ways...another thread perhaps), I doubt McCain would survive his first term.
Here's what voters think (from ABCNEWS/WaPo poll released tonight)
As for Sarah Palin:
Over the past two weeks, the percentage of independents with favorable views of Palin dropped from 60 percent to 48 percent. Among independent women, the decline was particularly sharp, going from 65 percent to 43 percent.. Her favorable rating among whites without college degrees remained largely steady, but among those with college degrees, it dropped nearly 20 percentage points.
Among Republicans, conservatives and white evangelical Protestants, strong enthusiasm for McCain's candidacy has dropped by double digits.
Independents, key swing voters, now break for Obama, 53 percent to 39 percent, reversing a small lead for McCain after the Republican convention. McCain is the choice of 86 percent of Republicans, while about as many Democrats, 88 percent, back Obama.
