Ka oti i a McCain te whiriwhiri i a Palin, te Kawana o Alaska o nāianei, hei kaitono perehitini tuarua, ā, ko te Huihuinga ā-Motu a te Rōpū Reipa
, he "pōti a Gallup" i whakaatu mai ko te ōrau o ngā Reipa e ngākaunui ana ki te pōti kua piki ake ki te 18%. Ko te hihiri o nga Democrats kua piki ake i te 10% mai i te taapiri o Joe Biden ki te tiikiti whakaingoa me muri i te Democratic National Convention.