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Originally Posted by guyy
The Palin selection has its benefits and its costs, which should be known:
One thought pushes fence-sitters to the left: Palin - St. Petersburg Times
There is no populist revolt of any sort in the US. We have a top-down political structure run by and for elites like McCain, Thain, & Bush ostentatiously gesturing populist. This gesticulation takes place in a public media run by and for elites. The Palin selection was one of those gestures. |
It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. One thing I keep reading is many people aren't really voting for Obama but rather voting against McCain/Palin. Palin's played well for the base but is pushing a lot of independents away. Will it be enough to put Obama over the top? We'll see. I honestly think Obama needs to be up 10-12 points in the polls to win by 3-4%.
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