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Pre-Election Wedding 'Fantastic': McCain Insider

Posted Sep 28, 08 8:25 PM CDT in US,  Gossip,  Politics 

(Newser) – John McCain's campaign may have another surprise up its sleeve: the pre-election wedding of Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter, Bristol. Rumors are swirling in campaign circles about the 17-year-old and 18-year-old Levi Johnston tying the knot, the London Times reports. A wedding “would be fantastic" for the campaign, a McCain insider says.

McCain's choice running mate paid off enormously at first, but the public and pundits have winced after Palin stumbled in network television interviews. “You would have every TV camera there," said the source. "The entire country would be watching. It would shut down the race for a week.”
Source: Times (UK)

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Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, may get married before November's election.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Bristol Palin is seen with her boyfriend Levi Johnston at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Bristol Palin is seen with her boyfriend Levi Johnston at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Bristol Palin, 17, holds her brother Trig during a campaign rally.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Bristol Palin, right, is seen with her boyfriend Levi Johnston at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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