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Republicans Compose a New Way of Campaigning
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Sep 20, 2008 11:08am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Saturday, September 20, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 20, 2008; Page A06
GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Palin strode past a row of American flags wearing a serious black business suit, her early-morning role to introduce John McCain for a somber speech about the crisis on Wall Street.
"Holy moly!" Palin said at the meeting of the local chamber of commerce on Friday, recalling a campaign pep rally held in the adjacent hockey arena the night before. "That event here, nothing could beat that. That was just amazing!"
McCain, the 72-year-old Washington veteran, and Palin, the 44-year-old first-term governor from the Last Frontier, already look different from any other presidential ticket in history, and as they toured the Midwest this week, they seemed to be forging a new way of campaigning, as well.
She was greeting-card warmth -- "Michigan, I feel your heart" -- to his populist rage against the greed of Wall Street. Together, they each said, they are "a couple of mavericks who are going to shake up" the establishment.
"He's the only great man in the race," Palin says.
He replies: "It's a great pleasure to be introduced by Governor Sarah Palin -- and I can't wait to introduce her to Washington, D.C."
The Alaska governor's introduction to the national stage has moved slowly -- two network interviews, no news conferences, no access for the reporters who travel with her. But her impact on the campaign trail has been immediate: bigger crowds, more women -- and more protests. |
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