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To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (31017)	9/7/2008 11:47:56 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

<<...Sarah Palin will help McCain is some quarters, but hurt him in others. I think she's motivating more Democrats to get out and vote, since her views are rather extreme. But there's no doubt that she's also energizing the base of the Republican party, and will likely help in some rural areas. All in all, VPs usually don't affect the electoral map very much, and I doubt this year will be much different. Perhaps Palin will help McCain in states like CO and NV. But it's hard to say how it will wash out overall; there are some conservative men that will not vote for a women. I noticed Bob Barr (L) is running pretty strong in some southern states, 3 or 4%. I think Barr will pick up votes from McCain as a result of the Palin VP nomination, perhaps enough in states like VA and OH to swing them to Obama...>> Message 24920615

To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (31017)	9/7/2008 11:55:26 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

How the Media got suckered again! dailykos.com

To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (31017)	9/7/2008 2:48:35 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 149317

Palin cannot go on Meet the press, because I am not sure she knows how many continents there are. She knows nothing of foreign policy, or any other sophisticated social ideas. She was elected governor of Alaska. Now if she was a dem that would be a feat. But all a right winger needs to do to win in alaska is get on the ballot hold up a cross, wrap themselves in the flag and they will be elected. And Palin does both of those things quite well. It is almost impossible to go too far to the right in Alaska. Sort of like the south electing Strom thrumond and Jesse Helms until they both died recently----both hard core racists. Strom Thurmond led a segregationist party for president and had a black child he never disclosed his whole life and Helms called blacks "Freds". Ugly, ugly men the south loved. Is it any mystery the south keeps voting republican as a block for the last 40 years!