Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is McCain's surprise pick for vice president. Choosing her is an obvious effort to attract disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. But it is so gimmicky that it stands to insult the very women it is aimed at attracting.DENVER—What do you think Mitt Romney is thinking right now — that he can't believe that John McCain is even more cynical and manipulative than he is?Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is McCain's surprise pick for vice president. Choosing her is an obvious effort to attract disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. But it is so gimmicky that it stands to insult the very women it is aimed at attracting.McCain is treating women voters as if all they care about is gender. Views and experience don't matter.Elected in 2006, Palin is governor of a state with a population that is one-tenth the size of Massachusetts. Her prior political service was as mayor of a town of 5,700 people.
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