How much does the VP choice affect your vote?

[SheilaT]

16. Thanks for all the responses so far.

One serious problem about the echo chamber that is DU, is that most of us here are quite engaged with politics and pay attention much of the time.

As eastwestdem pointed out, the VP choice may matter a lot to those who only vote once every four years.

The Palin choice does stand out for any number of reasons, and her total incompetence is the least of it. If you haven't seen the movie "Game Change", you should. What stands out is to what extent those around McCain were convinced that by nominating a woman to the VP spot they'd get the vote of almost every woman in America, a true Game Change. The degree to which she wasn't vetted was astonishing and appalling. All they could see that they had the first woman VP candidate. Which demonstrates how thoroughly none of them knew even recent history.