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6 things the Palin pick says about McCain — The selection of a running mate is among the most consequential, most defining decisions a presidential nominee can make. John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says a lot about his decison-making — and some of it is downright breathtaking.
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Desperation from Democrats — Now that almost a full day has passed since John McCain has named Sarah Palin as his running mate, we can already see the themes his political opponents will take in criticizing her. Irony runs through a number of these arguments, as most of them apply …
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Gallup Daily: Obama Continues to Lead 49% to 41% — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama maintains an eight percentage point lead over John McCain when registered voters nationwide are asked whom they would vote for in the presidential election if it were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking figures.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY.... I'm not sure if the McCain campaign has thought this line through. … First, it's not an especially good idea for top McCain aides to joke about whether McCain is going to survive four years in office. — Second, it's not an especially good idea to describe McCain as …
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Palin's faked “pregnancy”? Covering for teen daughter? UPDATE #2! — Okay, I just have to diary about this, although in many ways this falls into the “none of our business category”. — But it appears that Pallin's last child, a baby with Down's syndrome, may not be hers.
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Obama on “60 Minutes” — IN HIS FIRST REACTION TO JOHN MCCAIN'S RUNNING MATE, — BARACK OBAMA SAYS SARAH PALIN IS “AN UP-AND-COMING — PUBLIC SERVANT” — SUNDAY ON “60 MINUTES” — Dem. Presidential Nominee Says He Picked Joe Biden as His Running Mate
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The story behind the Palin surprise — John McCain on Friday announced a running mate whom he met only six months ago and with whom he spoke just once on the phone about the position before offering it in person earlier this week. — McCain's first encounter with Sarah Palin came …
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Let Palin Be Palin — Why the left is scared to death of McCain's running mate.
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Obama Campaign Behind Anti-Palin Smear Site? — Suddenly appearing among the Google search results for “sarah palin gay,” a web site titled: Sarah Palin Supports Gay Rights. … Interesting. There's nothing else on the page. This sure looks like the work of the dastardly right-wing anti-gay attack machine, doesn't it?
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Palin Makes Good First Impression: Is Viewed More Favorably than Biden — Sarah Palin has made a good first impression. Before being named as John McCain's running mate, 67% of voters didn't know enough about the Alaska governor to have an opinion. After her debut in Dayton and a rush …
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Choice stuns state politicians
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Two-Front Republicans — THE country is at war. The economy is in shambles.
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McCain's ‘Hail Sarah’ Pass
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The hostess with the moosest — Over in the Frumistan province of the NR caliphate, our pal David is not happy about the Palin pick. I am - for several reasons. — First, Governor Palin is not merely, as Jay describes her, “all-American”, but hyper-American.
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Palin Pick — I was travelling on business yesterday, so had some time to reflect on the pick before posting my reaction. My immediate reaction to the announcement was relief. Given the options that McCain was considering, at least he chose someone who is apparently conservative both socially and fiscally.
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Cindy McCain tells Stephanopoulos that Obama Offended Her — ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Democrats' attacks on her family's wealth are unfair and offensive, Cindy McCain said today in an interview airing tomorrow on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
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Palin's Trooper'Gate: Beating MSM distortions to the truth — **Welcome readers from Lucianne, Ace of Spades, Gateway Pundit, Protein Wisdom, The Corner, Wizbang, The Strata-Sphere, Macsmind, and Memeorandum....thanks for the link! It's been over 12 hours now since Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin, has been named as GOP choice of Veep.
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What's wrong with this Hurricane? — I just noticed that the daily brief customarily done in advance of a hurricane is happening because Gustov is bearing down on the Gulf Coast...but a big shift here: the briefing is being given by NORTHCOM. So what does this tell us and why does it matter?
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Inside an RNC Raid — digg it — Thanks to the miracle of cellular technology, I was able to talk to a homeowner while his home was surrounded by police conducting an RNC-related raid. At approximatedly two-thirty this afternoon, I reached Mike Whelan, a waiter and army veteran …
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Fowler Fouls: Hurricane is God's Favor to Democrats — Plus, it's totally funny! — On a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the Democrats' convention, I found myself seated behind former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina.
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GOP grassroots on fire — I've been covering the GOP presidential race since November of 2006. In those many months — across many states — I have never seen a crowd with the energy that I witnessed yesterday at the Erwin Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. — Yes, there was an inherent buzz owing to the pending veep announcement.