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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
I think that McCain never imagine that Palin was going to be a permenant boost in the polls. It really isnt even why she was picked. She was picked to shore up the RR base of the GOP, who are very luke-warm at best on McCain. They were never going to vote for Obama, but there was a real danger of a low turn-out among that sector as they mustly dislike/distrust McCain. With Palin on the ticket, they now have a reason to go because they get to vote one of them. She was definitely not a pick to pull from the middle, but any choice he could have made to try that would have turned off that base even more.
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Picking Palin is the only reason McCain has a fighting chance. Picking Liebermann or Pawlenty would have sunk him as the RR wouldn't have come out in the numbers they have for Bush. The RR are the on-the-ground forces and the counter for Obama's highly regarded ground game.