Palin is dominating news today and that's not good for the GOP

There are 13 days left til November 4th. John McCain is flailing. He's dropping in the polls. The McCain/Palin campaign needs all the good news and message control it can get. But what is the media talking about today? Sarah Palin. Remember when the GOP thought that was a good thing? Not so much anymore.

There are several big Palin-related stories garnering enormous attention. None of them are good for the GOP ticket. All of them throw the McCain/Palin campaign off its message (not that anyone really understands what the GOP message is -- besides the unending negative attacks on Obama.)

But, let's review the political chatter:

First, we're all seeing the video of Palin not knowing what the vice president does. She was stumped by a third grader:



Second, there are the $150,000 worth of clothes paid for by the RNC. That story is garnering enormous coverage on-line and on TV. It's one of those stories that "everyone" is talking about and keeps giving (and will keep giving, I suspect).

Third, Palin's interview with Dobson.

Finally, the NBC/WSJ poll showing Palin is a bigger drag on McCain than Bush. I thought the McCain/Bush association would hurt Bush more than anything. In fact, it's the McCain/Palin association that's most damaging. Ironic that the McCain/Palin made such a big deal about associations and it's the association with his own v.p. that's the most damaging:



John McCain picked Palin for purely political reasons and to shake up the race. Be careful what you ask for, John McCain.