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Originally Posted by kane
That is the thing. She is well liked by the republicans. It is the independents that McCain and Obama need to win this election. How will she play with them. From a non-republican standpoint she is just another conservative Christian that is in the pocket of big oil and abuses her power. She isn't any different than those in office now so if those in office now make you unhappy why would you vote for more of the same?
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My opinion is that she will energize the base while at the same time she has the potential to pull some female votes for the ticket (particularly some very disaffected Hillary supporters who are looking for an excuse to vote against Obama). Obviously her pro-life positions will keep her from getting any large percentage of the feminist vote but she may pull some of the "soccer mom" type voters.
Furthermore the fact that she would be the first woman Vice President takes some of the edge of the "historic" nature of Obama's campaign which is his primary appeal to most Independents.
Of course this is just my opinion. Time will tell how effective she is in getting independent voters.