How has Gov. Sarah Palin affected Sen. John McCain’s campaign?
“Now that Hillary’s out of the running, I think McCain is looking to get the women’s vote, which is kind of divided right now.”
Word on the street
Justin Freeman says the McCain campaign played the gender card by selecting Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Allison Hohendorf
veterinary medicine freshman
“I think Sarah Palin has brought an interesting aspect of diversity to this campaign. If it wasn’t interesting before, it definitely is now.”
Emily Dalman
supply chain management senior
“I think she’s helped gain the women’s conservative vote, but at the same time, she is harming it with the issue of her daughter being underage and pregnant.”
Dan Mares
interdisciplinary studies in social science graduate student
“I think she’s going to show a female voice in the campaign and it’s going to be a good thing for women because they’re going to be able to relate to that more.”
Alena Bernardi
vocal music education junior
“I think more bad has come out of it than good. It was kind of a cop-out by the Republican party to choose her, because I think they’re trying to play the gender card to get obviously a better chance of getting in office.”
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Justin Freeman
mechanical engineering sophomore
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