Straw - do you think I was excited about voting for McCain? Seriously, do you think most GOP voters were happy voting for McCain? NO!
McCain is HATED by most conservatives and GOP voters. Couple that with Bush fatigue, which was warranted, Palin's situation, the economy, and whoala, president Obama.
If McCain had not chosen Palin, McLame would have lost by double digits. Many people like myself only voted for McCain as an anti-obama vote.
Look, would you have ever voted for McLame? No, of course not, even though he is considered a "moderate".
Palin was not ready for the assault she faced and did a great job under the circumstances. However, do you think that 6 million people made solely an anti-palin vote and switched from McCain to Obama solely for that reason? Of course not.
Palin could have aced the couric interview and it would not made much of a difference whatsoever.