<p>^While that may be true, (many, but not all) conservative Americans are going to hold this against her. I mean, with so many social conservatives who are likely to vote for McCain holding beliefs such as “no sex before marriage”, etc, they’re going to question Palin’s ability as a mother and in turn, question her ability to be VP. </p>
<p>In our modern political era, a candidate’s image is (sadly) just as important as his/her stance on issues and experience. And this will surely be a blow to Palin’s image. </p>
<p>Is it fair? No, but it’s politics.</p>