Yeah, that's true. It must have been pressuring, really, to have to fit into that 'mold', so to speak. I actually remember in the video we watched, as it explained a lot of McCain's life story, that he definitely WAS a maverick, which, personally, I have no problem with. I'm sure he would have made a great president because he's got -experience-. Both candidates, really, had their positives and negatives. I like the fact that McCain was so respectful in the end, regardless of the results. :>

Also, it's true that it should be on a state-level, I just wish everybody, regardless of race/orientation/etc just got good benefits above all else. It's just sad to think of people being unable to adopt, for example, just because they're either a single individual, homosexual, and so on. Same goes for medical and financial benefits, too. Though, that's really just my personal perspective.

As for Palin, that's a very good point. The vice president shouldn't influence who gets voted for as -president- necessarily, so, if I were old enough to vote, I'd probably put a lot of thought and effort into learning about the candidates themselves outside of what I learned in class. It's mainly that, from what I read about Palin, I just can't get myself to like her. x_x