Hillary had 18 million votes in the primaries. Not picking her was a mistake. Obama was afraid that the Clintons would overshadow his message, but who cares? As long as you win the presidency, you can make the clintons do whatever you want, and Clinton would've helped him win the presidency.
Also, picking Biden directly contradicts Obama's message of "change." Biden has been a senator since Palin was nine. Barack has said we need to "change leadership in washington," and then picks a washington insider who is part of the senate (which has a lower approval rating than Bush).
Moreover, Biden will appeal to Obama supporters, but I don't see him dragging new people in to support Obama. He is male, and he's a talky liberal, just like Obama. Nothing new here.
I dislike Sarah Palin, but I don't think McCain could've made a better choice for himself. People have critized McCain for being old and out of touch, so he got someone who is young, female, and a hockey mom. Palin appeals to an entirely different demographic than stereotypical, old, conservative men.
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