It’s premature, misleading and beside the point. Stop reading now. We shouldn’t even be talking about it. Having cleared the caveats, this new Rasmussen poll will have politicos buzzing all weekend:
[F]ollowing a vice presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, [Alaska Gov. Sarah] Palin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wednesday night at Humpy’s, a celebrated Anchorage bar, locals perked up when the half-dozen TVs flipped from music videos and sports to their governor, Sarah Palin taking the stage at the Republican National Convention to deliver her acceptance speech for the GOP vice-presidential nomination.
The crowd — More…
In what has become a consistent thread in Sen. John McCain’s quest for the White House, a few more of Sen. Barack Obama’s celebrity friends — at least that’s how the McCain camp would wamt to classify them — have requested the campaign stop using a song at events without More…
ANCHORAGE — In case trooper-gate’s not enough, Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, has another investigation on her plate.
The police officers union in Alaska has filed a complaint on behalf of Mike Wooten, a state trooper and Palin’s former brother-in-law, who Palin is accused of trying More…
The idea floating around is that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is popular and exciting because she is something so new. Yes, she is the first woman to run as a Republican vice presidential candidate — and a gun-toting hockey mom to boot.
But her real More…
Perhaps there’s nothing eye-popping about a small-town mayor rejoicing over a big-time check from Washington, but in the context of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s claims to rugged federalism, the celebration takes on a new meaning.
Similarly, there’s nothing inherently unusual or terribly controversial about a 17-year-old getting pregnant More…
Just what Republicans needed: An embarrassing gaffe on Gov. Sarah Palin’s big night. Two prominent Republicans pulled a Jesse Jackson on MSNBC’s set, providing a candid and withering assessment of McCain’s VP pick during a break in convention programming on Wednesday. (See TWI’s The Hot Mic Strikes Again.)
At Economist’s View, Mark Thoma gives an eloquent explanation for why Democrats should think carefully about responding to the charge that they’re condescending toward small-town American values. Thoma, a University of Oregon economics professor, grew up in a small town in California.
To him, Republican vice presidential nominee More…
Via our sister site, The Minnesota Independent. As the McCain campaign circles the wagons around it’s likely vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — who is scheduled to speak tonight at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul — a couple of “hot mics” over at More…
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