How Palin Changes The Dynamics Of the Election

Submitted by politicalWinters on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 8:31am.

The selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will go down as one of the riskiest moves ever in an election.

Since John McCain named her his vice presidential pick, Palin has undergone a hard scrutiny from the media. Yet the way she handled herself in her first big test - her acceptance speech at the GOP convention - throws new dynamics into the election, according to Politico.

The Politico writers point out, and rightfully so, Palin has now changed the course of the election.

Quote: Just as Barack Obama’s 2004 convention speech transformed his career, Palin’s speech has the potential to transform the dynamic of this race — in some ways that are obvious and some not:

It is hard to overstate how underwhelmed most Republicans are by McCain and the current cast of GOP leaders. This was especially true of social conservatives, many of them religious evangelicals, who are most thrilled by Palin ... Before Wednesday night, McCain was in big trouble when it comes to mobilizing conservative faithful. Now, Palin can help the party organize and turn out the same base of Christian evangelicals, Second Amendment supporters and abortion-rights opponents that proved instrumental to the back-to-back George W. Bush victories

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