Sarah Palin 'sorry' if she hurt McCain

Sarah Palin all the way in 2012-
America will be ready for you-

While sitting in a room full of friends glued to the TV last night after John McCains defeat speech, everyone asked 'Who was that?" and I said 'That is the real John McCain.
I believe Miss Palin is responsible for souring the tone of Senator McCains campaign. It's unfortunate that he fell for it.
Meanwhile, Happy Days Are Here Again!!

No Palin, American will NOT. We didn't want you now, we wont' want you then

America will never be ready for a dimwit like Palin. Not now, not in 2012.

I agree that the economy cost John McCain the election.

I also agree with the other comment, that Governor Palin made, that the media played a big role in the election and it was not in a positive fashion..

It is my belief that the media should do some serious sole searching about how they report the news. They should refrain from allowing their biases from appearing in the reporting of the news and instead should only allow their opinions to appear on the editorial pages.

Please!

2012? How about an appearance on "Meet the Press" first.

Fact is--Obama beat McCain. George Bush hurt McCain more than Palin did; she helped with the base and hurt with moderates, and will now hopefully go quietly back to Alaska forever.

Sarah Palin should be grateful for having way more than 15 minutes of national fame. She certainly energized the "Republican base", by throwing every accusation she could at Senator Obama, the truth be damned. It amazes me how people can wrap themselves in the American flag, wave the Bible, and behave in the meanest possible manner. What amazes me even more is the "Republican base" loves it. Palin played the old politics as fear game and Americans voted for hope.
God Bless America!

Palin hurt McCains chances even more than the economy issue..She had no knowledge of the issues so she did what she does best and that was sling hate and inuendos and downright untruths regarding Obama..She knew she was unprepared when she agreed to be VP choice..She listened to her ego instead of her intellect and it showed terribly all thru the election process..No one other than the far right winged evangelicals would ever support her..She needs to stay in Alaska and dedicate her time to her family..

Good grief, I cannot help but laugh at every single one of you that honestly believe she cost him the election. How completely stupid.

Nobody votes for a VP candidate and they certainly do not NOT vote for a candidate because of the VP choice.

Its the economy stupid!

I didn't vote for McCain because of Sarah Palin. Her Religious views were far too out there for me. What happened to the Separation of Church and State? She represents 18% of America but thinks she speaks for 99% Go back to Alaska our Party doesn't need you!!

Predictions about Gov. Palin:

She LOVED her 15 minutes of fame, and will do almost anything to extend it. She'll do it in either of the following ways:

(1) If she is "serious" about her political aspirations, she'll appoint herself as the successor to Senator Ted Stevens (who won yesterday's Alaska Senatorial election - go figure) - who will be forced out of his seat upon his sentencing. Palin will then be Senator Palin, put 2 years of Senate experience under her belt (like Obama) and then run for president. Her Olympian sense of ego and entitlement - fanned by the adoring crowds of the Sean Hannity-loving, "Dittohead", "red-meat", conservative "base" of Republican party - will find the opportunity too tempting to pass by.

If she's NOT "serious" about her political aspirations, she'll resign as Governor, and take a gig as a political commentator on Fox News (which will pay her a seven-figure salary), because she appeals to Fox's core viewship.

Mark my words . . . .

D.W You are wrong because it cost my vote, and I believe many others, how many times do we have to tell you.

Sara Palin may have been an instrumentality in McCain's loss, but I don't think she caused it. I think McCain torpedoed his own boat too many times for anyone else to share the blame. McCain chose Palin as his running mate; she didn't choose him. McCain confessed his ignorance of economics at a time when people needed confidence in a leader to deal with the economy. Sarah Palin didn't do that for him either. McCain adopted the tactic of launching 1000 petty attacks against Obama and focusing on non-issues (like earmarks) instead of distancing himself from Bush and pointing us in a different direction. Palin, again, was just a willing accomplice. In short, it was McCain who took a dive - and the more I think about it, the more I believe he did so intentionally. I mean, he did everything someone would be expected to do if they were trying to lose an election. It's either that or McCain deserves to go down in history as the John Kerry of 2008 for election incompetence. In any event, Palin was just along for the ride - and maybe some new, borrowed clothes.

If Mc Cain was elected and
was unable to perform his duties as president there is
NO WAY I wanted Palin to
take his place and as far as
the person who said earlier
that you don`t vote for the vice president...well you have
to take a persons age into
consideration when they are over the age of seventy if that sounds unfair well too
bad! IT would be a lot more unfair if we had a woman that
does not have a clue as our top leader!!

The media did a hack job on Palin. She is not the person they represented her to be. I believe they intentionally took advantage of her inexperience with the national liberal media to make her look bad. Certainly she lacks experience at the national level. But then, so does Obama, So what?? That doesn't make her stupid. She, like all VP candidates was the appointed attack dog, so don't blame her for doing her job. I think she is a lot smarter than the media gives her credit for. It remains to be seen if she has a future in national politics, but I wouldn't count her out yet..

D.W. obviously you're not a forward thinker. Like most in the Republican party. Palin included. The VP is vital to most voters. Where do you come from anyway??

Let's be realistic.
The fact is Palin will run for the Rep. nomination in '12.
She will no longer be happy up North on a iceberg. She's seen the bright lights, big city.
It's spelled 'ambition'.

I also hope to NEVER see JOE THE PLUMBER AGAIN!!!! IF HE GETS A CONTRACT OF ANY KIND, ETC. WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR???? WHAT HAS HE DONE EXCEPT FALL INTO LOCKSTEP WITH THE REST OF THE OBNOXIOUS CAMPAGN!!!!...NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S MR. IMPORTANT!!!!! WRONG!!!!!

Sarah Palin is a fresh face in American Politics today. She had the experience to take over and clean up the dirty mess in Washinton DC. She had the intelligence to clean up Alaska and I believe you all are afraid of her and what she could do. If the wasteful programs were eliminated, the pork gone form the bills, the energy dilivered to America by Americans saving the millions sent to foreign countries, keeping the millions here, my gosh what a wonderful place this would be...

I think Sarah Palin still has a role to play. She can go back to Alaska and keep an eye out
for Vladimer Putin.

thank jesus obama is our leader. palin can now dissolve.

Burt,

Where's your proof? Liberal media is as stale a comment as McCain's campaign. It could be argued that the Corporate owned MSM didn't even come close to asking Palin any real questions. Not once did the MSM ask why she was sleeping with a secessionist. She slung mud like no other, but was never put in a position to answer questions about her own dubious associations such as the Alaska Independence Party, Witch Doctor exorcists or forcing Wasilla rape victims to pay for their hospital issued rape kits. Even in the debate scenario, she stated she wasn't going to answer the questions asked of her. Stop listening to Rushbo and Insanity. This woman, more than any other candidate in the history of this nation, was shielded from the press and the public so that her true colors where never exposed.

Even a Fox News commentator has better control of the English language than Sarah Palin. And her hate filled, fascistic rhetoric is the last thing Republicans will need to encourage after Obama and McCain work together to unite Washington for successful progress in healing this country.

The governor is now referring to herself in the 3rd person, to wit " I don't think anybody should give Sarah Palin that much credit" from the above story. Congrats Sarah, by referencing yourself that way you've entered the realm of overpaid and overhyped professional athletes and B list actors. You also share the same qualifications to serve the country as they do. Please go away. Please be quiet.

The following article is all anyone needs to know about Sarah Palin.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/10/27/081027fa_fact_mayer

Dear Burt W. There is no 'liberal media.' There's not even a balance in the media; it is mostly conservative.
Your concept of 'liberal media' is simply this: Any medium where stated opinions differ from those opinions of the Republican Party.
Face it: The holes Palin found herself in were created by her own doing--nobody in the media made her do the things she did at the debate, or force her to say the things she did on the campaign stops.

Did Palin cause McvCain's defeat? Probably not. Did her selection contribute to his defeat? I think that's likely, but not in the ways commonly thought.

Palin was a distraction to the campaign. Those who claim that no one votes for or against a VP are probably overstating something that has a lot of truth to it. The VP selection usually isn't very important. However, the McCain Campaign seemed at times to forget that. They focused so much of their energy and efforts on her, that John McCain seemed at times to be lost iin the shuffle. There were many days where the major event of the campaigns day was the Palin rally, not a McCain event. At a time when the campaign needed to sell it's main product, John McCain, hard, they got way too distracted selling the secret decoder ring that also came in the cereal box.

In addition, it's now coming out that the Campaign staff split into two feuding pro and anti Palin camps, culminating in the firing of a long time McCain advisor, Randy Scheunemann, in the last week of the campaign. Rather than focusing on fighting Barack Obama, McCain's staff was fighting each other over Sarah Palin.

Say what you will about Joe Biden, but no one in or out of the Obama Campaign ever forgot who had top billing on that ticket. That seems not to have been the case with the McCain campaign.

Palin, again, was just a willing accomplice. In short, it was McCain who took a dive - and the more I think about it, the more I believe he did so intentionally.

Posted by: John W. | November 5, 2008 8:05 PM

John W. right on! I suspected that too- and I think he all but confirmed this in his concession speech when he referred to the destiny ( or words to that effect) of Obama's campaign.

Although I think Mccain's lack of commitment to winning was more of a result of his surprise at even being nominated and not having anything to run on other than his personal story and his deal making ability in the senate, than any overt strategy to take a dive. So in that sense- I think the republicans that voted for McCain in the primaries-pretty much set him up for defeat.

The McCain campaign was a series of self induced contortions- McCain took on the mantle of being a conservative, when practically every one of his positions where he attempted to appear as a conservative( except, arguably, his Iraq war policy) was not supported by his own voting record and was moderate if not left/moderate.
He had absolutely no credibility, because he didn't even believe in his own campaign...he was running against himself in many instances. Imagine if immigration or any real debate on energy would have evolved in the campaign? He would have to defend his economy killing cap and trade stance or his "palling" around with Ted Kennedy adventure in immigration reform.

I voted for him- with no other intention than hoping to deny Obama's and his radical left views any opportunity to view the election results, if they won, as a mandate. I think at least this was a win for conservative republicans.

I believe, that Obama has to acknowledge that almost half of this country disagreed enough with him that they wouldn't give him their vote- and a significant % of these folks disagree with him on almost every issue where he actually came out and was clear about his position…because of this, if he wants a second term, he will have to move even more to the middle.

Ironically enough- Palin's selection was one of the few committments he ever made to any conservative viewpoint. So in that respect- I was glad to have her on the ticket, but the reality is that it just added another confusing twist to his confused campaign.

Sarah Palin definitely hurt McCain. Was she the sole reason he lost? Of course not--but she most definitely played into the loss.

She didn't even know that Africa was a continent! For crying out loud--my 8 year old nephew knows that Africa is a continent (I know because I asked him). She didn't know which countries were involved in NAFTA. How could anyone this uninformed possibly be a viable VP candidate?

Her selection DID hurt McCain--most definitely but more in the fact that it showed what terribly poor judgment he has.

Yes, Palin was the main cause for the loss of McCain...if it would have been Governor Ridge, it would have been a different sotry.

The fake phone call...what a dimwit

Yes, Palin was a big drag on the ticket, but I think it was the RNC "handlers" that hurt them more. Also, Frontline on PBS had a VERY informative 2? hour insight into both candidates, and how McCain has changed since 2000.

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Posted by: heartburn | November 6, 2008 10:14 AM
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Your comments are all too valid. The problem I see is that the Republican Party generally suffers from the same kind of dislocations that plagued McCain during his campaign. On the one hand, congressional Republicans claim to be fiscal conservatives; yet they support bills that produce wasteful spending and a rapidly growing federal government. On the one hand, Republicans claim to be in favor of the rule of law, yet the immigration amnesty bill pushed by Bush was strongly supported by both Republicans and progressive Democrats.
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Just the other day, I listened to Orrin Hatch on TV complaining that fiscal conservatives haven't had a majority in the Senate for 30 years. Given the Republican majority in the Senate during most of the same time interval, it is strong evidence that "Republican," as a brand, simply does not translate into "conservative" like it is supposed to. As mentioned above, there is good evidence that Hatch is correct. What we've had, instead, is a number of self-serving politicians, furthering no particularly conservative or traditionalist agendum, who are staying in office on the basis of some nebulous "American Values" associated with "Republican." It really shouldn't be much of a surprise, then, that the conservative base is fed up with the Republican brand and doesn't have the enthusiasm to keep it in power. Moreover, it is difficult to compete on this basis with progressive Democrats who do not appear to suffer as much from the same kind of political dyslexia.
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We really need to clean house. Hopefully, the results of this election will send a message to the Republican establishment that it needs to clean up its act, and that Republican politicians need to live up to their branding. They would do well to remember that the Republican Party rose from the ashes of another party, and that the same thing can happen again.

Democrats would have won regardless of the Republican Candidate thanks to Pres. Bush. Losing the way it happened definitely had to do with Sen McCain's poor judgement when he chose
Gov.Palin. Considering his age and health issues who would want to have her as president. Paris Hilton would have done a better job of exciting the crowd.

Democrats would have won regardless of the Republican Candidate thanks to Pres. Bush. Losing the way it happened definitely had to do with Sen McCain's poor judgement when he chose
Gov.Palin. Considering his age and health issues who would want to have her as president. Paris Hilton would have done a better job of exciting the crowd.

Posted by: Roby | November 6, 2008 4:19 PM

Roby- Way to simplistic view of what happened... think of it this way, and I am not sure you would put this win in the slam dunk category…
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The Republican party offered probably the worst candidate possible in McCain.. he had no connection to the base on the issues that are most important ( tax cuts, small government etc..).
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At the same time the incumbent (Bush), from the same party was hovering between a 25-30% approval rating. ( as you had noted)
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2 months before election day- the market meltdown – worst since the depression. This can be blamed on both DEM and REP lack of oversight and/or leadership..(McCain was leading in some polls as late as mid September)

The McCain campaign was outspent by as much as a 5:1 margin in the battleground states.- Remember, Obama backed out of a committment he made to McCain to gather that kind of dough.

Despite all of this, Obama was able to get about the same vote count that Bush got in 2004, and McCain was still able to get 46% of the vote.

Anti Bush sentiment was absolutely a factor- but realistically, if any of the points I had made went to the republican advantage ( especially the campaign funding) a dead heat would have been as likely as a Republican win..

This will be what Obama is going to have to rationalize- US Voters are still generally a center, possible center right majority.. Obama will have to come to them, if he wants to have a second term. Remember, his movement to the middle during the campaign is what put him in the White House.

The fact that John McCain thought (or went along with the idea) that making Palin the VP candidate was a good idea absolutely cost votes. There are many people that I know that were leaning towards McCain until this happened. Myself included. That strategy was absolutely about trying to win the race and absolutely not about doing what would be good for the country. And the strategy backfired.