What role did the "Sara Palin supporters" play in McCain's loss? [View All]

[arcadian]

I'm using the term "Sarah Palin supporters" to describe the extremist "pro-lifers" and racists who showed up to her and McCain's events. The whack job woman from the one video, "What about Oh-bama? What about Oh-bama?" from the Ohio event. The racist man with the Obama stuffed monkey "little Hussein". Not to mention the people in the audience yelling "He's a traitor!", "Kill him!" and "He's a ni**er!" You know, all the people that starred in so many youtube videos that we all enjoyed pointing at and laughing and in most instances, recoiling in disgust. I'm asking this because I'm wondering how effective that was, shining a light on these idiots, using youtube and writing articles about them and allowing their own words to destroy themselves. Did that play a role in McCain's defeat?