A reader writes:
Not knowing anything about the Republican field, I heard about the pick this morning and looked up the stories on her.
My first thought was: Trophy Candidate.
The visuals were strange. She looked like the promising student that an older professor admires (and has a bit of a crush on). When she called McCain her "partner," it sounded odder still. He comes off as her guardian or foster parent.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/08/-trophy-candidate/212329/
