The legacy of the 2008 presidential election will be the "Palin Defect." The majority of independent swing voters who are on the fence about whether to vote for John McCain or Barack Obama will ultimately choose Obama in the voting booth because of Sarah Palin.

Palin is just completely unqualified to be the vice president; her views are divisive, her knowledge base is laughable and she is downright dangerous for our country. Sarah Palin would be a heartbeat away from a president who would be 72 years old with a history of melanoma and with what clearly seems to be her own separate agenda. Voters will be reassured in their vote for Barack Obama by his much more reasoned and thoughtful selection of Joe Biden as his VP.

The Palin Defect dictates that: (1) the choice of a vice presidential running mate actually does matter and selecting a mate perceived as unqualified has real consequences; and (2) failure of the first real public test of a candidate's decision-making process, priorities, and judgment in the act of selecting a running mate can prove fatal to a candidate's prospects.

McCain = SELFPWNT.

11/1/2008 12:12:25 PM

go back to the soap box, kthx

11/1/2008 12:14:00 PM

you bring new and interesting ideas to the table. i would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

11/1/2008 12:14:50 PM

I really can't disagree with this.

It'd be a much tighter race if his VP selection process lasted more than 3 minutes.

11/1/2008 12:15:35 PM

^^ Sure thing Champ! You can check out even more new and refreshing ideas at the website with the most original thoughts and creative people on the web at: http://www.thewolfweb.com/.

^ Historical blunder of epic proportions.

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:19 PM. Reason : -]

11/1/2008 12:17:01 PM

Quote :

"(2) failure of the first real public test of a candidate's decision-making process, priorities, and judgment in the act of selecting a running mate can prove fatal to a candidate's prospects."

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[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:18 PM. Reason : this was a deciding factor my dad]

11/1/2008 12:17:35 PM

this is really some SB shit, but...

the biggest damning effect of choosing Palin was that McCain said in the past that he doesn't know jackshit about the economy and that the running mate he picked would have to be an expert. good move, McCain.

11/1/2008 12:19:24 PM

dead serious. he's trying to ride it like it's the best decision he's ever made while the race is still going. . .

when he's on his death bed in 3 years, he'll be thinking, "DAAAWWWW".

11/1/2008 12:21:18 PM

The GOP ship is sinking and Captain McCain will go down with the ship, while Palin is loading the lifeboats by "going rogue."

LAUGH

11/1/2008 12:30:35 PM

hahaha

she has more executive experience than obama, and you can't even argue with it.

what will you say now? she talks funny?

I know you are a loser stimwalt, but you don't have to be sore

11/1/2008 12:36:35 PM

She can't form a truth evaluable proposition and doesn't know anything

did you even watch the couric interview?

11/1/2008 12:39:21 PM

have you ever seen obama speak without a teleprompter?


oh and guess whats at the top of http://www.drudgereport.com


uh oh spaghetti ohs


btw Palin is the REASON this is happening.

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:42 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2008 12:41:55 PM

THE BAILOUT IS ALL ABOUT JOB CREATION

AND EDUCATION

11/1/2008 12:41:58 PM

11/1/2008 12:42:08 PM

^^^

Quote :

"The sample is [1200 likely voters] interviews with approximately [25] questions asked."

hahahahaha!! McCain is winning! yeah!!!!

11/1/2008 12:43:09 PM

Mr Grace thinks the GOP will win. Now that's funny.

11/1/2008 12:43:26 PM

Mr Grace is an idiot. He's proved it before.

11/1/2008 12:45:20 PM

Quote :

"oh and guess whats at the top of http://www.drudgereport.com uh oh spaghetti ohs btw Palin is the REASON this is happening. "

still delusional, I see

11/1/2008 12:45:21 PM

So, because McCain is old, and may die, leaving an inexperienced moron in office, you're going to vote for an inexperienced moron just to skip a step?

11/1/2008 12:45:28 PM

Quote :

"Sarah Palin would be a heartbeat away from a president who would be 72 years old with a history of melanoma and with what clearly seems to be her own separate agenda."

"a heartbeat away" - I think you're misunderstanding this popular turn of phrase. The usage isn't suggesting that a heartbeat is in anyway a measure of distance and Palin being a heartbeat away from the president really means away from the presidency not the physical (albeit elderly) president, were McCain to win.

11/1/2008 12:46:53 PM

who do you really think the 10% of "undecided" votes are voting for?

they just dont want to listen to some idiot who watched a bad obama infomercial explain why its so important that they run out and vote for the messiah



obama needed to be up by 10+ points in the polls to pull this off, he isnt even close

11/1/2008 12:47:02 PM

anyone that thinks Palin is smarter than Obama may just be the dumbest motherfucker on this board

^ might want to look at electoral polls.. i got this from another board, but it's worth reposting here just so you dumbasses stfu about today's drudge report:

McCain has a 1 point lead!!!!!! He's winning!!!!! McCain is WINNING!!!!!!!!!!

Unless you look at the ABC/Washington Post poll, where he's down 9. Or the AP-Yahoo poll where he's down 7. Or the Battleground poll where he's down 4. Or the Diageo/Hotline poll where he's down 7. Or the Gallup poll where he's down 9. Or the Harris Interactive poll where he's down 6. Or the IBD/TIPP poll where he's down 4.4. Or the Marist poll where he's down 7. Or the Rasmussen poll where he's down 4. Or the Research 2000 poll where he's down 8. Or the other Zogby poll, where he's down 7.

Hmm...perhaps McCain isn't doing too well after all. But wait! We don't elect based on popular vote - we use the electoral college! Maybe McCain can still win with the right combination of states. Let's see, Bush had 286 electoral votes (16 more than the requisite 270) to win in 2004. What states did he win that are close this year? Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina...as long as he's doing well in most of those states, he should be good to go. So, let's see how the last few polls are looking.

Colorado - Obama up 7, Obama up 6, Obama up 8, Obama up 4.
Nevada - Obama up 7, Obama up 5, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 10.
Iowa - Obama up 15, Obama up 10, Obama up 8, Obama up 11.
Florida - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 4, Tied, Obama up 5, Obama up 2, Obama up 2.
Ohio - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 3, Obama up 5, Obama up 9, Obama up 7.
Virginia - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 7, Obama up 7, Obama up 8.
North Carolina - Tie, Obama up 2, Obama up 6, Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 2.

Well, that doesn't look too good for McCain. Of course, even if he loses some of these states, he could still make up ground by winning some of the states Kerry won. Let's see, where did Kerry win by only a few points (let's say about 4 points or less)...Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Oregon, Michigan. How's McCain doing in those states in recent polls?

Pennsylvania - McCain down 10, McCain down 4, McCain down 7, McCain down 12, McCain down 14, McCain down 9.
Minnesota - McCain down 12, McCain down 8, McCain down 19.
New Hampshire - McCain down 7, McCain down 11, McCain down 14, McCain down 7, McCain down 15, McCain down 13.
Wisconsin - McCain down 16, McCain down 11, McCain down 7
Oregon - McCain down 19, McCain down 14.
Michigan - McCain down 12, McCain down 10.

Hmm...this makes no sense. The Drudge headline makes it seem like McCain is winning. All this other polling data makes it seem like Obama is in pretty good shape. The Real Clear Politics average of polls puts Obama at 311 electoral votes - and that's without toss up states like North Carolina or Florida (or Indiana, Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, and Georgia - 6 states Bush won by an average of about 17 points in 2004).

I guess all these other people must be wrong. Matt Drudge would never steer his loyal readers wrong with a right-leaning headline, would he?




[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:48 PM. Reason : fail]

11/1/2008 12:47:59 PM

Obama may be somewhat inexperienced, but he is FAR from a moron. To even attempt to put Obama and Palin in the same intellectual category is ridiculous.

11/1/2008 12:48:03 PM

Quote :

"So, because McCain is old, and may die, leaving an inexperienced moron in office, you're going to vote for an inexperienced moron just to skip a step?"

Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

1. Assume McCain dies: The Result = a Palin Presidency.
2. Assume Obama dies: The Result = a Biden Presidency.

Which is safer? Think about it.

11/1/2008 12:48:48 PM

No, Obama is a moron.

^Palin. Biden is a looney motherfucker. He's goddamn out there

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:49 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2008 12:48:58 PM

what makes anyone think obama is smart? because he reads well and is articulate?


sheep

11/1/2008 12:49:29 PM

Quote :

"anyone that thinks Palin is smarter than Obama may just be the dumbest motherfucker on this board"

^we're talking about you, guy.

^^and you.

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:49 PM. Reason : guy]

11/1/2008 12:49:32 PM

well then you better make that motherfuckers plural


but coming from someone as uninformed as you its almost a complement

11/1/2008 12:50:56 PM

McCain has a 1 point lead!!!!!! He's winning!!!!! McCain is WINNING!!!!!!!!!!

Unless you look at the ABC/Washington Post poll, where he's down 9. Or the AP-Yahoo poll where he's down 7. Or the Battleground poll where he's down 4. Or the Diageo/Hotline poll where he's down 7. Or the Gallup poll where he's down 9. Or the Harris Interactive poll where he's down 6. Or the IBD/TIPP poll where he's down 4.4. Or the Marist poll where he's down 7. Or the Rasmussen poll where he's down 4. Or the Research 2000 poll where he's down 8. Or the other Zogby poll, where he's down 7.

Hmm...perhaps McCain isn't doing too well after all. But wait! We don't elect based on popular vote - we use the electoral college! Maybe McCain can still win with the right combination of states. Let's see, Bush had 286 electoral votes (16 more than the requisite 270) to win in 2004. What states did he win that are close this year? Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina...as long as he's doing well in most of those states, he should be good to go. So, let's see how the last few polls are looking.

Colorado - Obama up 7, Obama up 6, Obama up 8, Obama up 4.
Nevada - Obama up 7, Obama up 5, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 10.
Iowa - Obama up 15, Obama up 10, Obama up 8, Obama up 11.
Florida - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 4, Tied, Obama up 5, Obama up 2, Obama up 2.
Ohio - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 4, Obama up 7, Obama up 3, Obama up 5, Obama up 9, Obama up 7.
Virginia - Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 4, Obama up 9, Obama up 7, Obama up 7, Obama up 8.
North Carolina - Tie, Obama up 2, Obama up 6, Obama up 4, Obama up 4, Obama up 2.

Well, that doesn't look too good for McCain. Of course, even if he loses some of these states, he could still make up ground by winning some of the states Kerry won. Let's see, where did Kerry win by only a few points (let's say about 4 points or less)...Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Oregon, Michigan. How's McCain doing in those states in recent polls?

Pennsylvania - McCain down 10, McCain down 4, McCain down 7, McCain down 12, McCain down 14, McCain down 9.
Minnesota - McCain down 12, McCain down 8, McCain down 19.
New Hampshire - McCain down 7, McCain down 11, McCain down 14, McCain down 7, McCain down 15, McCain down 13.
Wisconsin - McCain down 16, McCain down 11, McCain down 7
Oregon - McCain down 19, McCain down 14.
Michigan - McCain down 12, McCain down 10.

Hmm...this makes no sense. The Drudge headline makes it seem like McCain is winning. All this other polling data makes it seem like Obama is in pretty good shape. The Real Clear Politics average of polls puts Obama at 311 electoral votes - and that's without toss up states like North Carolina or Florida (or Indiana, Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, and Georgia - 6 states Bush won by an average of about 17 points in 2004).

11/1/2008 12:51:04 PM

Quote :

"anyone that thinks Palin is smarter than Obama"

quit making assumptions. I didn't say anything about who was smarter than who. Just that both are morons.

11/1/2008 12:51:17 PM

yeah, only dumbasses graduate magna cum laude from Harvard Law School

11/1/2008 12:51:38 PM

They definitely let morons run the Harvard Law Review.

11/1/2008 12:51:59 PM

thats all liberals do.

its their favorite tactic


CALL THEM STUPID


IF THEY DISAGREE THEY ARE HUGE DUMBASSES

ONLY WE KNOW SHIT




look up what happened while he "ran" the law review. harvard was in an uproar about minority teachers. people resigned left and right. obama DID NOTHING. he never even published a single thing.

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:54 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2008 12:52:05 PM

yeh, because books smarts are the only thing!

11/1/2008 12:52:15 PM

uninformed!! good one! coming from the delusional guy who thinks McCain will win.

keep this in mind. Ohio historically predicts the winner. and McCain is getting stomped there.

11/1/2008 12:53:01 PM

Book smarts aren't the only thing.

But Sarah Palin can't even handle herself in the face of the least intimidating woman on earth.

11/1/2008 12:53:04 PM

Quote :

"Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. 1. Assume McCain dies: The Result = a Palin Presidency. 2. Assume Obama dies: The Result = a Biden Presidency. Which is safer? Think about it."

Be rational and use logic. In which scenario is America in safer hands?

11/1/2008 12:53:31 PM

Quote :

"McCain has a 1 point lead!!!!!! He's winning!!!!! McCain is WINNING!!!!!!!!!! "

If you click the article, McCain doesn't actually have a 1 point lead, i'm not sure where Drudge is getting that from.

he's within the margin of error of the poll, and I guess they're extrapolating that to mean "maybe this is how it actually is" kind of thing.

11/1/2008 12:53:54 PM

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

read this shit ya bitches

11/1/2008 12:54:00 PM

Quote :

"yeh, because books smarts are the only thing!"

There is nothing that Palin has done that Obama cannot do if given the opportunity.

There are several things that Obama has done that Palin simply would not be able to do if given the opportunity.

11/1/2008 1:12:41 PM

like what?

pee standing up?
jerk off?
suck his on dick?

11/1/2008 1:14:02 PM

wdprice is so delusional, that he thinks he is gonna get to fuck Palin if he votes for her.

11/1/2008 1:25:54 PM

serve as a law professor at UChicago? ^^

[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 1:27 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2008 1:27:09 PM

pretty sure the only requirement to teach there is hating america


fucking college teachers are the worst

11/1/2008 1:38:31 PM

Quote :

"pretty sure the only requirement to teach there is hating america fucking college teachers are the worst"

rofl

11/1/2008 1:38:48 PM

Quote :

"wdprice is so delusional, that he thinks he is gonna get to fuck Palin if he votes for her."

yeh! that's exactly what I'm thinking

11/1/2008 1:49:39 PM

HE ADMITTED IT

HE'S GOING TO MARRY A CARROT

11/1/2008 1:50:26 PM

hahaha anti-intellectual conservative caricature

thanks for being a living, breathing joke, Mr Grace

11/1/2008 1:51:02 PM

^ha! my thoughts exactly. the anti-intellectualism in this country is ridiculous sometimes.

11/1/2008 1:52:42 PM

You better go ahead and apply for a patent, Stimwalt

11/1/2008 2:05:11 PM