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OK, she passed my test, she was a Democrat, she wasn’t a victim. It was a pro forma endorsement that exceeded the low expectations of the McMedia and the nightmare scenarios of the left.
She didn’t give Obama a character reference that would have been important to some of her more Appalachian supporters. And she did not seriously undermine McCain’s character, which is Job Number One for surrogates at this point.
Even her most apparent plea to her supporters – "Were you just in this for me?" – could be seen as a backhanded slap at Obama supporters and could back up McCains claim that they are a celebrity cult. How long before we see the McCain ad asking "Are Obama supporters just in it for Him? If you are in it for the Country then vote McCain."
So now we will see what happens in the roll call. And then will Bill go outside of the box and attack McCain directly? If he does and follows it up on the trail with Hillary then it will be a net positive. If not then it will be a long hard slog but turnout will trump Republican politics of insecurity and division.
As for her supporters, the vocal holdouts are just Republican trolls whether they know it or not.
