Sarah Palin was a joke who was a drag on McCain and helped him lose. She abused her power, but then a state that reelects a felon wouldn't have a law that makes that a crime.
"Paling around with terriorists!" She may have energized their base but she turned a lot of independents off. I really respected McCain in 2000 but I didn't recognize him this time. He sold his soul to the devil by hiring the same people who savaged him in 2000.
He lost. Obviously the outdated ideas, fear, and slurs they were spewing didn't work this time.
