By now, you may have heard that John McCain picked Sarah Palin for his running mate. Judging by the quick reaction and targeted from the Obama’s team, as well as Democratic supporters, Camp McCain hit a home run with his choice. I am not talking about her qualifications to be the Vice President (more on that when I do research); what I am talking about is purely from a strategy perspective.
Former Clinton adviser Paul Begala says:
“In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate he is not thinking “outside the box,” as some have said. More like out of his mind…. For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience. In his first presidential decision, John McCain has shown he is willing to endanger his country, potentially leaving it in the hands of someone who simply has no business being a heartbeat away from the most powerful, complicated, difficult job in human history.”
“Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign on Friday blasted his Republican rival’s choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as a running-mate, highlighting her “zero” foreign policy experience”
“While Palin is a fine person, her lack of experience makes the thought of her assuming the presidency troubling. I particularly look forward to the Biden-Palin debate in Missouri.”
And finally Barbara Boxer:
“The vice president is a heartbeat away from becoming president, so to choose someone with not one hour’s worth of experience on national issues is a dangerous choice.”
Do you notice a pattern with every single criticism of Sarah Palin? They describe Barack Obama exactly. He has no national experience. He is no more politically qualified at this point than she. He is young as well. At least the Republicans have a candidate with the experience running for President, yet the Democrats happen to overlook the fact that their candidate is in the same boat as the Republican’s number two choice. Furthermore, the argument could be made that Sarah Palin has more experience at governing that Obama does.
With a single action John McCain just stole Obama’s thunder and did so without being disrespectful to the Democratic Party (e.g. – announcing his VP choice on the day of Obama’s accepted the nomination). With this choice he also has the press and the general public talking about his campaign, not Obama and the acceptance speech.
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