[Tactitus]

She's a new face, which the Republicans need. Beyond that, there's an only moderate resume and her gender. I hope she wasn't picked to try to woo the disaffected Hillary voters; Republicans should leave the identity politics to the Democrats--frankly, they're better at it.

I thought McCain should have picked Pawlenty, as it would have helped put Minnesota into play; but I suppose I'm biased on that score.

Palin's better than Slow Joe Biden certainly, but that's a low bar.

Maybe she will bring some excitement to the McCain campaign. I think he could use it (even though he seems to be doing pretty well so far).




Note: Downtown St. Paul is full of Republicans, police and protesters this week. Lots of colorful costumes but traffic is a mess. :/