Alaska’s Governor will cost McCain the election

That’s the forecast I started making a couple of days ago after seeing the comments made at the Anchorage Daily News site in response to the news that Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, and I’m sticking with it.

This article (no longer online) shows that a whole lot of people in the States share that opinion. The millions of “holier-than-thou” electors in the US have proven over and over again that they are a powerful force, and unless McCain ditches Palin he’s going to find out just how powerful.

Despite the political situation Outside, I also forecast that Sarah won’t be hurt by this at all in Alaska, where people are a whole lot more likely to mind their own business. Her approval rating among Alaskans has plummeted since her election, but her family isn’t part of the reason.