Sarah Palin has been getting blasted by the media for her inexperience and stand-offish relationship with the press as the McCain camp boosts her as a "maverick." However, Minnesotans might remember not too long ago when one of their own seemed like he would be McCain's main man, and if McCain was really looking for a maverick, Norm Coleman might have been the way to go.
Coleman is almost an institution in Minnesotan politics. As a former Democrat he really is supported by a unique (some might say, um, mavericky) record; he's only voted with his party about 75 percent of the time, an unheard of percentage for most Republican representatives. In addition McCain would have gained two main things: an running mate with national experience and Minnesota, which could have resulted in a softening of other midewestern states that are falling one-by-one to Obama today.
Hindsight is 20/20, but this Minnesotan can tell ya, I saw this one coming.
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