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Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 AM

McCain's big running-mate rollout

Romney and Giuliani helped supply Wednesday night's "paranoid" conservative politics, while Sarah Palin showed she's no Dick Cheney.

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  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 05:23 AM

    She didn't fall on her face...

    Face it, she did a good job from her party's point of view. She was effective in rallying her base and the crowd in the room which was her primary goal. While the negativity may have been offensive, the concern I have is that this is the approach that has worked before for the Republicans. Despite her lack of relative experience on the national stage, she didn't look like a neophyte last night.

    The real question is will fear work again? The worry is that it might.

    And, frankly, we need to stop the comments about her looks, her past beauty queen status, etc. Focus on her position on the policies.

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