MCCAIN CHOOSES ALASKA’S GOVERNOR PALIN AS HIS RUNNING MATE

Okay.

So, Obama chooses a white man as his running mate.

McCain chooses a white woman for his running mate.

Hmm.

We’ll see how this works out between now and November 4, 2008.

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McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate

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Senator John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday.

 

Surprise Pick of Alaska’s Governor

By MICHAEL COOPER and MITCHELL L. BLUMENTHAL 58 minutes ago

In choosing Gov. Sarah Palin, the McCain campaign reached far outside the Beltway and selected the Republicans’ first female candidate for vice president.

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Campaign Starts With Running Mates in Tow

By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY 12:44 PM ET

John McCain’s choice was a surprise and, as designed by his advisers, eclipsed Barack Obama’s speech.

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Palin and the Women’s Vote

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE 3:38 PM ET

Whether Gov. Sarah Palin can draw women — and in particular supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton — away from the Democrats will be a major question.