Re-Thinking Palin??

Ohhh how quickly things can change. It was only 7 short weeks ago that the Republican base was invigorated by the selection of Sarah Palin as Vice President.

Interview ineptitude, questions about her past in Alaska, and a general sense that she is not fit to lead surely has the McCain camp questioning their selection.

Since last month, Palin's unfavorable rating has jumped 12 points, to 41 percent, in a New York Times/CBS News poll. Palin's unfavorable rating is now the highest ever for a VP candidate as measured by that poll.

The news at the top of the ticket is not much better for Republicans. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Obama leads McCain 52 to 42 percent among registered voters nationwide. This is up from 49 to 43 percent two weeks ago. Here is the kicker from the survey:

When voters were asked about their top concern surrounding McCain they no longer say a continuation of the failed policies of President Bush. You guessed it, they say Palin and her qualification to be president.

By choosing Palin, McCain relinquished his strongest argument against Obama, the inexperience question. Palin's ineptitude has forced McCain to run a campaign of "changing Washington". This has been the Obama mantra from the start and McCain has gone further right rather then to middle leaving him without a "bridge" to stand on.