how are the Hillary voters going to go for Palin? Just because she's a woman?
You are right for 90% of them. But there will be the 10% who just vote 'woman'.
She obvously was chosen for her gender, not her vast experience or economic prowess.
On a side note, I was speaking with some pretty conservative repub friends of mine tonight... and they all said the same thing... "why in the world would mccain pick somebody like that, when there are so many more experienced and qualified people he passed over"?
it's a great question. Romney was a governor too - for longer - and is a genius with economics. Pawlenty knew a ton more about running a state- 6 years, plus a ton of nafta knowledge, energy and economy credentials. Hitchinson was a female with 15 years in the senate- strong repub who works across the aisle.
He chose a pretty female. It's that simple.