That's great and everything, but that implies that 31% of republican voters thought she hurt his bid.
And that's republicans. Those are the people he should have been able to count on.
In fact, McCain only got 90% of the GOP vote, compared to 93% for Bush-43 in 2004 and 92% for the Mormon in 2012. He also only got 78% of the conservative vote, compared to 84% for Bush and 82% for Romney.
But here's where McCain really fell flat on his face. He only got 44% of independents and 39% of moderates. (Bush and Romney did better with both groups.)
In short, the people he needed to win, the people he should have won because he was a different kind of Republican (i.e. not Batshit Crazy) he didn't win because Palin scared those folks off.
You hit the nail on the head, and don't know it! He was a lefty moderate, as we have seen with all his votes with the subversives. HE'S bat shit crazy, not the little lady that has all the RIGHT ideas! After 8 years of the current subversive, the demographics will change. UNLESS B. Insane can continue to seed America with the garbage of the world, that don't want to be American's, but want to be TAKERS OF ALL THE FREE SHIT OFFERED, by the current regime.