Palin

Some who have investigated the bank collapse of 2008 have suggested that the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers would lead to a contagion of bank problems which then forced the government to bail out the rest of the banking industry. When trying to figure out why Lehman was allowed to fail a number of theories have been suggested and one is of political interest. Polls had Obama in the lead the summer before the election. The excitement for Palin was at a fever pitch the week after her nomination and the polls began to shift toward McCain and then on 9-15 Lehman collapsed and the polls quickly reversed course and the election was over. John Zogby found that the effects of Palin's selection were helping the McCain ticket since "She has high favorability numbers, and has unified the Republican Party."