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By choosing Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, McCain is placing a pretty transparent bet to win over shell-shocked Hillary supporters. But the central logic of the choice (female veep=female voters) is, I hope, too cynical to gain wayward Dems and independent women. Have identity politics gained such currency that longtime Hillary-ites will support a pro-life Republican totally unknown on the national stage simply because of her gender?
This election has become even more interesting - with an historic result either way. But let's hope it's about more than electing the first black president or female vice-president.
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Jeremy Gantz is an In These Times contributing editor working at Time magazine.
