Was Palin a Bad Pick for VP? - Mann and Ornstein

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/01/Baker_Ornstein_and_Mann_at_the_RNC

Political analysts Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein criticize John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin for Vice President, and discuss how Palin may affect McCain's chances in the 2008 Presidential Election. This interview was recorded at the Republican National Convention, on September 1, 2008.

FORA.tv coverage of the RNC: http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention

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Thomas E. Mann is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and the W. Averell Harriman Chair at the Brookings Institution. A noted congressional scholar, Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns; elections; and the effectiveness of Congress. He has conducted polls for congressional candidates and overseen national public opinion studies. Mann recently co-authored The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track.

Norman J. Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. An election analyst for CBS News, he writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs, and he appears regularly on television programs like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Charlie Rose. He serves on the board of the Public Broadcasting Service and several other nonprofit groups. Like Mann, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Gerard Baker is United States Editor and an Assistant Editor of The Times of London. He joined in 2004 from the Financial Times, where he had spent over ten years as Tokyo correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief.

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[badmuffy]

John Mccaine was very irresponsible to pick her as vp. It shows not only bad decision making, but it shows he cares more about getting elected than he cares about the welfare of the country.

[seamoremonster]

Oh wow! What an insightful comment! Gees you must be a conservative!

[Lunarsight]

I think if McCain was gunning for the female demographic leaning towards Hillary Clinton, there were probably better options than Palin. (Condi Rice, while associated with Bush's regime, was probably the least-hated of the bunch, and came across as fairly intelligent.)

[Tsnore]

Does anyone eat Quayle burgers nowadays?

[bluegsp]

All post election polls show that Sara Palin greatly benifited the McCain campaign. McCain himself was a poor pick for the republicans, he is the most liberal senetor since Arlen Spector. Nobody was going to beat Obama at this time in our country, not even Hillary. Nobody cared about his past, his experience or his vision for America. These talking heads were completely wrong

[nrobyar]

Yes.....

[willtrib]

i think the plan is for the reps not to win & thus they are trying to lose & folks are still too slow not to vote for their sideshow. lol

The fix is in

[ecwaufisxtreme]

Mann and Orstein are BOTH Palin's DICKLESS and BALL-LESS BITCH and PUSSY! Palin PWNS this two! Palin has a BIGGER, BETTER and MORE COMPLETE PACKAGE than these two DUMBASS IDIOTS.

[moserlawn]

Not Qualified? What person in the world is qualified to be president of the US?  None of us. The ability to make decisions, select good people and place them in decision making roles and manage the process. That is what is needed. Either you have it or you don't. Neither democrats have ever had command/CEO/leadership roles. So what makes them qualified? If you run a business on your own, you'll know what I'm referring to.

[robincr]

I have to disagree. Picking her pandered only to the base of the Republican Party; I'm surprised that McCain, whom I considered more of a moderate, would pick someone that is not so. How does that serve all Americans? Furthermore, in my opinion, shes clearly the most unqualified VP pick I've seen in my last twenty plus years of voting.

[prodenter]

It shows how McCain is gambling on the high number uf simple minded (=dumb) voters who will be able to relate with Gov Palin. Kinda offending...