I personally am not a demacratic or republican. I am not as into the election as some of my other friends are but i do care who becomes the President. I think both sides have a little advanage over the other it just depends on how you view things.
I think that McCain has an advantage because he has Palin. People that have had or known a teenager that has had a child young might vote because they might think that Palin will help out families that are or have gone through with the experience of becoming a teen parent.But they might lose votes because some people might not agree in letting a teen become a parent at such a young age.
Obama has an advantage because some people see him as making a change. Hopefully he make a positive impact with our foreign alliances. And hopefully go green and better protect our Earth. Some people might vote for him because he is black and some people wont vote for him because he is black. Either way you go we are going to make history.

I think that the media should stay out of peoples business. They make bigger problems out of things that aren't really that big. There are other teens (younger than her) that are getting pregnant, you don't see the media making a big deal about that. Teens getting pregnant has been happening for a while, its nothing new. She might be the Governor of Alaska's daughter, and its not be the right thing to get pregnant so young, but we shouldn't be making a big deal about it.

This action might affect McCain's votes but it could help him. They could see that this is setting a bad example for teens. But they could see the kind, loving, and forgiving side of Palin. It all just depends on the way you feel about this situation.