McCain Picks Alaska Governor; Palin First Woman on GOP Ticket

Women Voters: The History
Behind the Numbers — Women Voters: The History John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today made their first appearance as the GOP's presidential ticket , and some have suggested the pick could attract women voters. But Republicans may need to do more than put a woman on the ticket to attract women's votes. Democrats hold a wide advantage in party identification among women, with nearly six in 10 in recent Washington Post-ABC News polling calling themselves Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents, and Barack Obama has opened up a wide lead among women: In the latest ...

Erik Ose: Is John McCain Mentally Fit To Be President?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Of course, McCain hardly knows her. He first met Palin only in February of this year, at a governor's conference. The next time he saw her was last Wednesday, the night after Hillary Clinton's rousing address to the Democratic Convention. McCain may have been worried about losing diehard Clinton supporters to Hillary's cry of "No way, no how, no McCain!" On Thursday morning, he offered her the job. ...

McCain Suggests Bush Has Endorsed Torture
44 — ... had been released, McCain said his team was studying "various options" about changing the convention's schedule, "maybe devoting some of the activities to bringing [the] American people's attention to trying to help [the hurricane's] victims." "We don't want to appear in any way festive when you have that kind of tragedy possibly revisiting itself on the city of New Orleans and areas around it," he said. McCain faced questions about his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was announced on Friday. McCain called Palin "a partner and a soulmate ... a person who will help ...