As much as I like her, she may have hurt him. BUT, it's moot because he would have lost no matter who he picked.
I agree with you Sparky, Palin had her pluses and minuses, but when it comes down to it, McCain stumbled all throughout his campaign.
Palin had her minuses, I think her interviews with Couric and that fact she couldn't name any newspapers or Supreme Court cases,and her claims that "the bailout" was about healthcare reform or "job creation"played right into Democrats hands that she was nothing but a country bumpkin.
She may have not been perfect, but at least she seemed to know FDR didn't go on T.V. in 1929, that moron is now Vice President!