“We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin’s historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain. While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate.”
Dr. James Dobson, a prominent evangelical leader who once said he would not vote for John McCain “under any circumstances,” announced in the last hour that he planned to vote for McCain. The announcement by the head of Focus On The Family, an influential Colorado-based ministry, came Friday afternoon at a conservative outreach meeting in [...]
Ok. I’m still trying to come to terms with this. I wonder about the following: –Does the McCain campaign actually think that Hillary supporters will be lured to the ticket by a militant pro-lifer who also believes in the teaching of intelligent design? –Palin exploded her state’s coffers by imposing a windfall profits tax on [...]
Here’s a story my colleague Michael Grunwald and I whipped up today. It pulls from an interview two weeks ago I did with Palin for our “Hotshots to Watch” series. You can also listen to the interview, in which she talks about how she hopes to shape the Republican Party, her own rapid ascent and [...]
As Mike says, the GOP base does seem to be thrilled. What’s more, as Hillary Clinton strategist Ann Lewis told me: “They have served notice they are definitely going to compete for women voters.” Sarah Palin may turn out to be a brilliant campaigner. But I’m skeptical how well this choice will work in winning [...]
My go-to laugh line this week was, “If McCain chooses Romney, I don’t know what I’m going to do with this last little shred of respect I have for him.” As he’s announced Palin, I’m looking very closely at this tattered scrap of cloth, which looks awesome with Sarah Palin’s cute school-teacher mien but also [...]
They went for shock and awe. They got it, especially the shock. Now comes the awe. The question is will it be very good or very bad. The Sarah Palin balance sheet. Pros; most impressive young conservative Governor is the country. The base will love her, grass-roots side of convention floor will be happy. She [...]
Evangelical and conservative leaders, including several former foes of John McCain, are heralding his selection today of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate. “An absolutely brilliant choice,” said Mat Staver, the chairman of the Liberty Counsel, and an organizer for the failed campaign of Mike Huckabee. “He could not have got a better [...]
Posting for Amy Sullivan It appears Sarah Palin was picked not just for her appeal to women voters but also to please social conservatives. If so, this could be Harriet Miers redux. And that didn’t work out so well the first time.
Well, who knows, really? But it does reinforce McCain’s independent trope. She is a reformer, way outside the Washington establishment, a terrific speaker, apparently, a great life story, a pro-lifer who chose to have a Down syndrome child…and she is a she. Is she ready for prime time? Would she be ready to take over [...]
