Which VP pick was worse?

[NHI]

I don't think there is anywhere close to enough time to judge. Overall as a candidate, Palin inspired the base. Fiorina yelled at PP, and then dropped out when they realized that she is a dumb dumb.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Palin was a gamechanger before she turned out to be an idiot. McCain surged into a dead-heat and she was very well-received at first.

Not just a dead-heat, but a lead.  McCain was winning in every national poll on the day that the financial crisis broke.  Much of that was probably a post-convention boost.  Although the announcement of Palin on the ticket certainly helped.

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On paper, Palin was a great running mate for McCain, because she checked the boxes he was missing and shared a maverick streak and bipartisan credentials.

Since when does Palin have "bipartisan credentials?"

[Santander]

On paper, Palin was a great running mate for McCain, because she checked the boxes he was missing and shared a maverick streak and bipartisan credentials.

Since when does Palin have "bipartisan credentials?"

Look at her work in Alaska as governor and before she was governor. She worked extensively with Democrats on stuff like oil industry taxes. In the early days of her governorship, she was actually respectable.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

It wasn't 100% clear immediately it was a disaster to pick Palin and it did have short-term political benefits. This one screams f***-up from the beginning.

[tallguy23]

Palin brought excitement and charisma (although she lacked in the brains department). Fiorina is boring but she doesn't scare people in the way Palin does. She's also way more disciplined.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

As others have said, Palin was actually a good pick.

[RightBehind]

Palin is a forever historically bad pick and one of the major reasons McCain lost in 2008.

Fiorina is the running mate of someone who might not even be nominated. She's most likely going to be a footnote.