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      215 months ago

      JD is much worse.

      When Palin first joined the McCain ticket, she boosted his poll numbers and none of the criticism she got seemed to stick. It was only when SNL started parodying her that public opinion shifted. On paper she was exactly what McCain needed, both to shore up his base and to add some much need youth and energy, and having that whole family image that polled well with women.

      Obviously we have a lot more information to go on now, but at the time Palin made sense.

      Vance was a terrible pick from the beginning. He’s a nut job that even Republicans aren’t happy with. He appeals to nobody that wouldn’t have already been a Trump supporter. He adds nothing of value, just more shit that people can easily mock and/or be terrified of.

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        105 months ago

        He adds nothing of value

        He was chosen because he publicly said he would do what Mike Pence wouldn’t do on January 6th.

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          25 months ago

          As would the vast majority of Republicans now, I think. There has to be more than just that.

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        45 months ago

        Yeah, they keep topping themselves. Bush Sr was probably a weird choice for the time, being the CIA guy.

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      105 months ago

      Atleast her selection gave us quality pornography like Who’s Nailin’ Paylin? What would JD give us, just a creep molesting furnature.