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How the conservative media duped McCain

The coverage of the Democratic convention goaded the imprudent McCain into making a rash choice for his running mate.
Thomas Schaller

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    This is the same logic

    that prompted the Illinois Republican Party to run Alan Keyes against Obama in 2006. Keyes took only 28% of the vote.

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