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Saturday, November 1, 2008 12:00 AM

A scary Halloween with Sarah Palin

In central Pennsylvania, the Republican base is afraid of Obama, and lost in fever dreams of a neo-Soviet nightmare. But it's all in God's hands.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Saturday, November 1, 2008 09:53 AM

    At their craziest when most scared

    The loony paranoid right is a perennial noxious weed of American politics and society. It'll be chopped back down in a few days, hence their hysteria, and if as seems likely Palin has become their new savior they're likely to stay down for quite a while. How will the non-loonies in the Republican party (what few remain) wrest the 2012 nomination from Palin? McCain's toxic gift that will keep on giving.

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