In the case of Obama, we clearly do have an affirmitive action candidate. The Main Stream Media, with MSNBC leading the charge, by sheer force of will and determination got Barak as the first black candidate.
If Palin’s choice was just to get votes, well it cemented me in voting for him now. I was only luke warm with him before and could have voted for Clinton but after the way the media fawned all over Obama, and the fact that he is just too much an unknown, I have to go with the guy I know. McCain has some faults, but I believe that if he tries anything too crazy, he can be reigned in.