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Just how cynical McCain’s VP Pick is. Emily’s List did some polling of women voters, comparing the VP picks of Obama and McCain. Here’s what they found (full details at the link).

First, this selection puts John McCain squarely in the realm of politics over principle in women voters’ eyes.

Second, Sarah Palin’s background and personal narrative are not particularly appealing to women voters, and she matches up poorly against Joe Biden in terms of the potential to establish a compelling narrative.

Third, Governor Palin’s inclusion on the ticket squanders John McCain’s previous advantage over Barack Obama with regard to experience and readiness to lead.

Fourth, several of Governor Palin’s positions on issues, including her position on abortion, alienate large segments of the women’s electorate and add to the perception that the GOP ticket is out of step with women voters’ views and priorities.

Fifth, even with the historic inclusion of a woman on the Republican ticket, women voters conclude that the Obama-Biden ticket is more in step with the issues and concerns that are important to women than is the McCain-Palin ticket.

Finally, as these survey findings confirm, the Democratic presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden continues to benefit from strong support of women voters.

The graphic tells the story.

This one is good too.

So, in addition to viewing her as a cynical choice by John McCain, women generally aren’t impressed by her background, and most don’t agree with her on the issues. As I said before, the Republican party and John McCain have a serious problem with women voters, who happen to be a majority of the electorate.