First Dude: Todd important to campaign

Okay, we've all heard the buzz about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and how much she has energized the Republican presidential ticket now that she's the vice-presidential pick. Savvy pick? Maybe.

But the real genius of the pick may turn out to be Todd. Obvious to readers of the Famous Todds blog. But I'm glad the mainstream media finally picked up on the real importance of John McCain's choice for VP.

Bruce Reed of Slate.com suggests you do this: Forget Sarah Palin.

Reed writes: "Over the last two decades, the swing voters most prone to moving away from Republicans in elections Democrats won and toward Republicans in elections Republicans won have been white men with a degree from high school but not college. In other words, forget Sarah Palin: In recent elections, the biggest swingers looked more like her husband, Todd."