I know the economy played a major part.
But I think it would have gone down to the wire tonight.
I worked polls for breaks today - I interviewed several republican voters today that voted Obama because they just didn't want Palin as VP.
Palin was a factor, there is no question. Look at how many people who jumped Republican ship cited it as an issue.
Palin was a gamble, and it turned out bad. Energizes the base, to be sure, but at what price?
Of course, if he had chosen Romeny and gotten the same votes, we would have been questioning why he didn't pick someone to energize the base.
Luckily, we are wihout John Mccain.