Palin

Initial thoughts:

• Definitely a surprise
• Unknown nationally, but a female candidate and the surprise element make the pick exciting in the short term
• After hitting Obama on inexperience, this is hypocritical to say the least
• It will be interesting to see how this choice affects the gender gap in the general election
• This pick will steal the headlines from Obama
• Last but not least, a not-so-subtle hit at Obama for not picking Hillary?