Tippecanoe and Tyler 2.0

Very old presidential candidate? Check.

Campaign presents wealthy presidential candidate as a simple man of the people? Check.

Campaign fetishizes presidential candidate's military experience? Check.

Campaign focused on insults to the exclusion of issues? Check.

Little-known vice-presidential candidate with uncertain party loyalties, chosen purely for balance? Check.

William Henry Harrison and John Tyler did not work out well for the United States. John McCain and Sarah Palin would not be an improvement.