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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth

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From: geode0010/31/2008 3:07:30 AM
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Polls suggest Palin has become a big drag on GOP ticket

MODERATES: Alaska governor alienates all but strict conservatives.

By DAVID LIGHTMAN
McClatchy Newspapers

Published: October 27th, 2008 11:24 PM
Last Modified: October 27th, 2008 01:16 AM

WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin has become a drag on the Republican presidential ticket, the first time in recent political history that a running mate has made such a difference....

"It reinforced the notion that John McCain cared little about people like me," said former Maine state Rep. Sherry Huber, a Republican who backed McCain in the primary but now supports Obama. "She clearly does not share the values I and other moderate Republicans do."

Prominent Republicans have echoed that idea. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of McCain's closest friends, suggested that Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent Democrat from Connecticut, would have brought independents to the ticket. Last week, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said that had McCain picked him, the Republican Party would have had a better shot at winning his state....

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At least now she's wearing her own worn jeans. Where is the family these days? They used to be so prominent.

Oh heck, moderates hate Lieberman. He's a twit.
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