Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: I was so proud today . So I was sitting at home , bored , ( an ear infection has kept me from being out for too long of time ) when I get a text from my kid sister about McCain picking Palin as his VP . We then had a good hour long text conversation about Palin , McCain , and the race in general ... I was utterly surprised because I did n't know my sister was even following the election , and turns out she 's been keeping an eye on it the entire time . 
Question: What was the nature of the narrator 's conversation ?
Output (English): They were discussing politics .