‘Quayle Factor’ Is Not So Scary

• By Keith Koffler
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 8, 2008, Midnight

In the days since Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, discussion about her candidacy has centered on whether she is ready for the job and if she will add female voters into the GOP column — particularly disaffected backers of defeated Democratic primary candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.)