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Leaving Sarah Palin's readiness to serve as vice president, there is a nearer-term question about whether she's ready to run for that office.
Whatever her accomplishments in Juneau, she has never experienced anything like the gauntlet of media scrutiny she's about to undergo.
She got off to a good start this morning, but I can't see her getting through the next sixty-odd days without committing some newbie gaffes, episodes that would reinforce the image of her as a featherweight.
It's a massive gamble, but the McCain campaign believes (correctly, in my view) that a Hail Mary pass is the only chance they've got.
