Yea, Palin was a bone thrown to the Tea Party and religious conservatives types. But that's the purpose of vice president selections these days anyway. For example, Obama picked the "experienced" Biden because he was such a junior senator.
Anyway, with most of the country hating Bush, and the housing crash, Obama didn't need to cheat to win in 2008, though it did happen in PA if I recall, because the turnout was (surprise) more than the number of registered voters in certain inner city Philly precincts. .
Yea, Palin was a bone thrown to the Tea Party and religious conservatives types. But that's the purpose of vice president selections these days anyway. For example, Obama picked the "experienced" Biden because he was such a junior senator.
Anyway, with most of the country hating Bush, and the housing crash, Obama didn't need to cheat to win in 2008, though it did happen in PA if I recall, because the turnout was (surprise) more than the number of registered voters in certain inner city Philly precincts. .