 During September 2008 , Ferraro gained attention yet again after the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice @-@ presidential nominee , the first such major party bid for a woman since her own in 1984 . Palin mentioned Ferraro as well as Clinton as forerunners in her introductory appearance . In reaction to the nomination , Ferraro said , " It 's great to be the first , but I don 't want to be the only . And so now it is wonderful to see a woman on a national ticket . " Ferraro speculated that the pick might win Republican presidential nominee John McCain the election , but said that she was supporting Obama now due to his running mate selection of Joe Biden having resolved her concerns about Obama 's lack of experience in certain areas . Ferraro criticized the media 's scrutiny of Palin 's background and family as gender @-@ based and saw parallels with how she was treated by the media during her own run ; a University of Alabama study also found that media framing of Ferraro and Palin was similar and often revolved around their nominations being political gambles . A Newsweek cover story detected a change in how women voters responded to a female vice presidential candidate from Ferraro 's time to Palin 's , but Ferraro correctly predicted that the bounce that McCain received from the Palin pick would dissipate . In a friendly joint retrospective of her 1984 debate with George H. W. Bush , Ferraro said she had had more national issues experience in 1984 than Palin did now , but that it was important that Palin make a good showing in her vice presidential debate so that " little girls [ could ] see someone there who can stand toe to toe with [ Biden ] . " McCain and Palin ended up losing , but regardless of the 1984 or 2008 election result , Ferraro said that " Every time a woman runs , women win . " Ferraro made a joint appearance with Palin on Fox News during the network 's election @-@ night coverage of the 2010 <unk> . 
