Palin brings the disaffected Hillary women supporters now that Hussein Obama has got the Dem nomination.
Jindal would drive away the blue-collar dems in OH, PA, MI, WV.
Crist brings FL. Romney possibly brings MI.
Historically a VP doesnt deliver their homestate to the Presidential candidate. I think however that the best triangulation, to use a Clinton term, would be to take Palin as I feel women would see this as the outreach to female Clinton voters who arent just about Party.
I would like to see Romney...name recognition.
Even if he doesn't like Romney, he sure seems to be using his connections to raise money.
Speculations in abnormal psychology. How would Hillary supporters view Mrs. Palin, who is up-front about being pro-life? She's a woman, so they should favor her for "empowerment" reasons, but abortion is the real sacrament of Hillary-world. They might just see Sarah as an agent of the enemy—especially because she is attractive and happily married.
What I'm describing is how Hillary's hard-core would think, and maybe Mrs. Palin would help peel off significant votes. But I wonder. The feminist thing is not primarily about sex, but failure. For instance, there's a cultural and biographical divide between divorced-and-bitter Hillary fans (as opposed to folks who just happen to be divorced) and a woman with a successful family.