(04-09-2020, 05:33 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(04-09-2020, 05:26 PM)Jags Wrote: Honest question, because I don’t know... when McCain ran and chose Palin as his running mate I was still in H.S.   Politics were, let’s say, not what was on my mind.  I never heard of her until that point.  I understand she was governor of Alaska or maybe just a senator then.  At the time, I just thought that’s the same thing you are describing.  McCain from what I recall was the underdog and then announced Palin as running mate, I kinda laughed it off (not knowing who she was and her having decent looks) thinking that’ll get some votes. Good for him. Nice choice.  Although, your point remains.  That’s not the norm for the Republican Party.  And I can be way off.  I didn’t know much back then.

Being female was part of it. McCain needing a conservative to balance out the ticket was another.