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McCain's Palin Dilemma—Should She Stay or Should She Go?

September 02, 2008 03:29 PM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

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Pallin should do the right thing

I'm a Democrat, but I'm a woman first and it pains me to see this woman stumble over, and have such non-sensical responses to thte questions being asked of her. I would be proud, as any woman would be to have a woman be the first Vice President of the U.S.A. However, watching this woman on one interview after another, has become painfully embarassing. Painfully embarassing to women, because I know that the Republican Party can find someone, somewhere much more capable than this. This is reprehensible. Sarah Pallin needs to simpley resign from her nomination and save herself, women and the Republican Party embarassment and ridicule.

Palin

I hope John McCain keeps her! She will win the election....

For Obama!!

Palin should stay

Palin should stay with the campaign. She and McCain should spent more time and energy refuting what the left (democrats) are saying about them. They are the better candidates and the media should start reporting the news, instead of interjecting their personal opinions. The media in all fairness, must declare where they stand with regard to the candidates before they begin their persecution of the candidates. If you prefer the Democratic candidate... say so and then begin giving your viewpoint on the candidates. Then the viewer knows from what perspective you are reporting and at that point the viewer can judge the validity of what is being said. This is not a time to be politically correct. Defend yourselves and show the left you are fighters.

Andy Fuentes

Palin is McCain's Lightning Rod

Palin is nothing more that a lightning rod for McCain.

I wrote about this on http://www.posterspost.com.

Check it out.

Pulling for straws

After Hillary Clinton was not chosen for the VP position, McCain did the pulling of the rabbit hat trick. He looked for a way to sway the women votes, by selecting someone that was basically unheard of in the lower 48 states. Palin cannot be compared to a Hiliary.Palin might have enough knowledge to be governor of Alaska,that's about all.

Drop Palin AND retain the base

Sure he can drop her and hold on to the base ... she just needs to make an emotional withdrawal decrying the wretched treatment she got from the Democrats and media ... saying she needs to put family before serving. This will fuel the fires of hate towards Obama and the media and free up McCain to pick a qualified candidate. If more comes out and she declines in popularity, the vetting questions will resurface. McCain takes a hit whether she stays or leaves ... so why wouldn't they can her ... perhaps before she has to do the VP debate?

Palin's executive experience

Come on. Who are you trying to kid? Being councilwoman of a small rural town and serving two years of a four year governorship does not begin to qualify as the kind of experience needed to run a country this large with this many critical problems.

Use the same measuring stick. John McCain also has no administrative experience and his credentials sound an awfully lot like Obama's. I believe people refer to both as Senator.

What Senator Obama has that John McCain has shown he does not is judgment and forethought. Senator Obama chose a seasoned and experienced man with a speciality in foreign relations as a VP who could ably run this government while McCain has chosen a woman who apparently has no problem showing her pregnant daughter to the world to further her own ambitions.

What was he thinking?

Someone needs to question the decision making process. America's challenges are to great to allow a reality show pick for VP. Someone needs to check to see if grandpa is all there. You may also want to look into what the kids are doing. Is this stubborness because he was not allowed to pick some one else?

Let me guess...

You would love the idea of them "taking her off the ticket"???

Also, I am rather close to the current polling data on those mainstream Republicans and independents, and I can assure you that the internal McCain camp is trilled with the numbers. In short, Palin no doubt is a home run from McCain's standpoint and will be going no where anytime soon.

In short... Prepare for an election that McCain definitely can win... Also, I assure you that tonight that people will absolutely love this woman because her biggest strength is in front of the camera..... Just as her opponents noticed in Alaska, the more you put her in front of the camera, the more votes she will bring it...

How do you like your toast?

Burnt, I hope.

Going, going...

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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