The Real Reason Why McCain Picked Palin

John McCain's choice for vice president has energized the Republican base.While many pundits , bloggers ,and politicos , have debated the merits of the vice presidential nominee ,the Republicans have circled the wagons.The "intensity gap" has been fulfilled .The election and support of McCain relies on the GOP faithful.Up until Palin ,conservatives supported McCain the way you make pay a bill collector.Its something you do .

The campaign that many had said was lagging in enthusiasm has now rallied behind John McCain - Sarah Palin ticket .The conservative base has always been leery about McCain and has supported him because the country as a whole has wanted change . Change agents are in this year.
The Republican establishment does not want the change that Barack Obama wants , and it also needs and wants a clarification of the changes that John McCain espouses. The word maverick in itself is a scary thought for many conservatives that do not see McCain as a true conservative. The only way to satisfy conservative concerns is to pick a vice president that can rally the base.
So who could McCain pick ? If McCain picked a Washington insider it would be more of the same. No room for change there .If McCain picked a young vice presidential candidate ,that would counter some of the youth angle from Obama. Obama was weak in sustaining support from women over age 40,specifically those past Hillary Clinton supporters.A woman vice presidential candidate would put those voters in play.
Out went Governor Tim Pawlenty (Minnesota) he had all the qualifications except gender.Out went Mitt Romney ,he was an outsider ,too much of an outsider he was a Mormon.Out went Kay Bailey Hutchinson ,she is a woman ,and experienced ,problem is too much experience, McCain wanted youth to be served. Now that leaves Sarah Palin,a young , energetic , photogenic , governor from an exotic place ,Alaska.

Sarah Palin is a candidate that has the following qualifications. Young energetic,photogenic ,outsider from Washington ,and yes a woman .
Look at these angles ,the personal story of the avid hunter , a evangelical Christian , mother of five .Palin opposses abortion , supports the military and is a fiscal conservative.A woman in the year that women will be crucial in the election process. The fact that her daughter is pregnant was not a factor in disqualifying Palin because it could be perceived as attacking a 17 year old not the candidate .
Palin fills the boxes that most conservatives want in the vice presidential nominee and in the Republican platform .Check it out .Palin is pro life.Second Amendment (she hunts moose for crying out loud ), pro drilling , Palin is a big proponet of drilling as she is from Alaska.Spending cuts , she gave up the Alaskan executive jet as one of the perks of her office. McCain was more than satisfied with Palin and threw caution to the wind.If you like the choice or not ,it didn't matter to the maverick.The McCain campaign needed some buzz ,and choosing Palin it created the buzz factor. This election is close and it will be closer.If white women will be the deciding factor, and the Republican energy base needs to be satisfied this choice was smarter than most people will give credit .