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Palin Electrifies Conservative Base
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler Aug 31, 2008 08:22pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, September 1, 2008 02:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ST. PAUL, Minn. — The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOP nominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that previously had been lukewarm — at best — about him.
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base — he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grass-roots activists to weep with joy...
The media elite — as well as elite members of the GOP consulting community — have all but mocked Palin as a former small-town mayor with zero Washington experience. But that view of her totally misses the cultural resonance she carries to crucial Republican power centers and could not be more at odds with the jubilation felt among true believers that one of their own is on the ticket.
Since tapping Palin, the campaign has raised nearly $7 million online, according to McCain aides.
Note: This is a long and detailed article, worth reading even if you don't like Sarah Palin. |
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