I don't think she is a bad pick. Charasmatic, to counter Obama; Female, to garnish Hillary voters; A Washington outsider, to counter Obama; Shall I go on?
The funny thing is: Obama's camp is attacking the things about her that they once were proud of. Charisma, being an outsider ect. Also, they are spending so much time on trying to vilify the daughter of the woman, there has been little derogatory things said about McCain.
So tell me again why this was a bad pick? American voters do not think that going after a 17 year old girl to gain political advantage is a noble pursuit. You ultra-lefts might, but the rest of the country is not buying it.