McCain will be "Maverick" Again and Throw Palin off the Ticket

[SuperTrouper]

no matter what happens in the VP debate. McCain knows that he must do something to shake up his moribund campaign. When he pulls Palin off the ticket he will take a huge hit with the right wing nuts, but they already hate him and are hoping for his defeat, anyway, that mercy-killing Sarah's candidacy will inflict no further damage. Then he will ask former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Rodge to join the ticket to attract the independents but it will be too late for McCain. he is a failed candidate and is destined to lose to Obama, probably a landslide.

[grannie4peace]

1. he can't, she's more popular than he is

[SuperTrouper]

2. That's why, she took all his oxygen and in the process sank him with her stupidity

[grannie4peace]

14. he is sinking in his own stupidity

[wyldwolf]

3. McCain will be "Maverick" Again and elevate Palin to the top of the ticket

nah, just kidding.

[SuperTrouper]

4. LOL!!!

[budkin]

5. Good, that will put the final nail in his campaign coffin.

[ecstatic]

8. I agree. He's been defending her all this time... By now

all thinking people know that the pick was not credible... but if he changes it now, he risks alienating that unmoving 28% who has been defending her for the past few weeks.

[backscatter712]

6. McCain trapped himself with his own stupidity.

If he keeps Palin, she'll continue to be mean, crooked, batshit insane fundie and dumber than a sack of hammers, and she's already done an amazing job acting as a recruiter for Barack Obama (when I'm phone banking, you wouldn't believe how many people I talk to who are amused and/or scared by Palin's antics and have moved solidly for Obama as a result.)

If he dumps Palin, he'll throw his campaign into chaos, people will question his judgment for picking her (as if they're not already doing that,) the fundies that McCain desperately needs in his base will be violently pissed off and likely to stay home, and who's to say that the person he picks to replace her won't be as bad?

Either way, we win!

:popcorn:

[Robbins]

7. Palin

I had thought she might be pressured Into leaving the ticket the way the last couple of weeks have
gone but since this moring she still on the ticket and the VP debate Is still on I think she will
stay and end up joining him In defeat.Earlier I thought If Obama wins she might run In 2012 but now
she Is an embessment to Republicans and she will be lucky to win reelection as Governor.Her approl
there has gone from 82 percent to 60.And If she was still with us Ann Richards could tell you a
good approval rating doesn't mean you can't be beaten as Governor.

[qanda]

9. Serious question:

If he wanted to replace her, what would happen to all the ballots which have already been printed? What about the people who are already voting?

[Alter Ego]

10. Then "Maverick" McCain will become "McGovern" McCain.

[workinclasszero]

11. McCain hasn't got the guts to do that

Palin is the most popular part of the duo anyway. The crazed right wingers would tar and feather him.

Dr Dobson would disown McBush!:scared::rofl:

[onenote]

12. here we go again. And the answer is still: Not. Going. To. Happen

No matter how many times someone decides to make this prediction, it isn't going to happen. Why? Because it would cost McCain more votes than it would get him. That's why. The fundies don't like him too much but they'd hold their noses and vote for him with their darling Sarah on the ticket. Toss her off and they stay home.

And suggesting that he'd take Ridge as his running mate is just bizarre. His past record includes pro-choice statements and there is no way the repubs are putting him on the ticket. Its not McCain's decision.

[subterranean]

13. If he was going to do that, it would have happened before today.

I thought that was a possibility last weekend, but not now. He's going to have to sink or swim with her (most likely the former).