Sarah Palin’s Paper Anchorage Daily News Says Palin Is Drag on Ticket
The Anchorage Daily News on Tuesday declared that their fellow Alaskan, Governor Sarah Palin has become a drag on the Republican presidential ticket, the first time in recent political history that a running mate has made such a difference.
Among many independents, conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans, Sarah Palin has raised serious questions about John McCain’s judgment, become too much of a national punch line and reinforced concerns about McCain’s age.
“Nice lady, no experience. It’s so sad. She’s a gigantic drag,” said Chris DePino, a Republican consultant based in New Haven, Conn.
Sarah Palin the Alaska governor does help the ticket somewhat by energizing hard-core Republicans, but polls suggest that overall “she’s hurting John McCain,” said Andrew Kohut, the president of the Pew Research Center.
In a nationwide survey Oct. 16-19, Pew found that 49 percent of respondents had unfavorable views of Palin, while 44 percent saw her favorably. A month earlier, 54 percent had seen her favorably and 32 percent viewed her negatively.
Typically, postelection polls find that vice-presidential choices sway about 1 percent of voters. This time, Kohut said, “we’ll get a much bigger number.”
A key reason is that “the Sarah Palin choice reflects poorly on Senator John McCain’s judgment,” said vice presidential expert Joel Goldstein, a law professor at St. Louis University.
Pew found that 41 percent of respondents thought McCain showed “poor judgment” overall, while 29 percent said that of Democratic nominee Barack Obama. While McCain’s number isn’t solely because of his choice of Palin, her selection was a factor.
McCain’s age is also a reason for voters’ concern about Palin. The Arizona senator is 72 and has had four instances of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. Mayo Clinic physicians have posted a detailed explanation of McCain’s condition and treatment on his Web site. The prognosis, they said, was “good.”
Worries linger, however.
“If something happened to McCain, she would not be qualified to step in and be president,” said Annette Barron, an independent voter from Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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