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As far as I'm aware, he wanted Lieberman and caved to more conservative members of his party. Wikipedia seems to agree[1]. It does also say that he selected Pal
by EpicEng 8y ago
As far as I'm aware, he wanted Lieberman and caved to more conservative members of his party. Wikipedia seems to agree[1]. It does also say that he selected Palin because she appeared to be someone who would bolster his "maverick" image. He later regretted the choice.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_presidential_candidacy_of_Sarah_Palin#Selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_presidential_candidacy_of...
- austincheney 8y agoA McCain/Lieberman ticket would have been a dream.
- Spooky23 8y agoFor Obama. A Jewish candidate would have been like Al Smith in 1932. Good luck turning out the base.
- jjeaff 8y agoNot to mention two old white guys going up against the first black nominee. The fact that Palin was a women likely bolstered the arguments to choose her a great deal.
- dogma1138 8y agoObama won in a post 9/11 America while being black and having Hussein as his middle name I don’t think a Jewish VP would’ve been harder to sell even to the Republican base.