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That Guy said:
Hey what's that sound?

Its the sound of Palin Stealing Obama's thunder.

Obama has done a good job not making it a central part of his campaign, but his skin color is creating a lot of the buzz in America.

He's young, he's black, he represents change, since most politicians are old, white men.

Well now that Palin is in the picture, she is the ace in McCain's hole. She's young, she's a woman (and hot), and she represents something different as well.

All the buzz Obama has had for being "different" has been pretty much canceled out by Palin's buzz.

That's my opinion. Meh.

Sure, thats the stradegy. It also includes the fact that she has more executive experience. The campaign took a very smart risk and it's paying off. They wanted someone that beats Obama on almost every front.

Both campaigns have shown a high level of competency, but I think the McCain campaign flubbed when they expressed the exact same sentiment you just did. They said this campaign "was not going to be on issues but on image", in particular the McCain campaign has to ruin Obama's image.