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OPINION

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again

Noonan: She's a
little transparent but
still very effective

Oct 3, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin starred in her own political "infomercial" last night and once again revived John McCain's flagging campaign, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. Palin looked "not petrified but peppy," her style far more suited to a debate than a cerebral interview. Biden... More »

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ANALYSIS

Palin Survives,
But the Ticket
Still Struggles

Proving herself hampered her ability
to attack Obama

Oct 3, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin acquitted herself at last night's debate with her charm and a show of basic coherency, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. Her face-off with Joe Biden didn't prove to be a point of no return for the faltering McCain campaign, but neither was it the decisive... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • running mate • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

OPINION

 Sarah Palin, Accidental Poet 


Oct 2, 08 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The past month has seen Sarah Palin become a vice presidential candidate, anti-feminist or feminist icon (depending on whom you ask) and ... a poet? Hart Seely, in Slate, transforms excerpts from the Alaska governor's interview transcripts into verse. Check out "Good and Evil": It is obvious to me / ... More »

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GOP • poetry • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

 Biden's No Average Joe 

Poor by Senate standards, VP candidate lives large

Oct 2, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the campaign trail, Joe Biden gives the impression that he’s a normal, middle-class guy taking the train to and from work each day. But the home he’s commuting to happens to be a four-acre estate worth almost $3 million, the New York Times reports. Biden isn’... More »

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 Confidence in Palin Plunges 

Poll finds doubts about Palin's ability to lead dragging down GOP ticket

Oct 2, 08 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voter confidence in Sarah Palin's ability to lead has taken a dive, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Some 60% of voters now believe she lacks the experience to be president and a third are less inclined to vote for John McCain because she's on the GOP ticket.... More »

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ANALYSIS

Debater Biden Doesn't Always Know When to Zip It

Exuberant speaking style, experience could turn into liabilities at debate

Oct 1, 08 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden is a skilled and captivating speaker but his inability to stop speaking at the right time could turn debate victory into defeat, Katherine Q. Seelye warns in the New York Times. Biden's "gusto and exuberance" could make him seem to be bullying Sarah Palin if he's not... More »

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Dems Cringe as Gaffe Express Rolls Onward

VP candidate Biden largely drowned out
by Palin, economy

Sep 30, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s freewheeling style makes him a big hit on campaign stops, and he usually draws front-page headlines in the towns he visits. But often, those stories carry word of the VP hopeful’s latest slip-up. Biden has lived up to his reputation as a gaffe machine, contradicting his... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Obama 2008 • gaffe • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

McCain Accuses Couric
of 'Gotcha!' Journalism

Maybe shielding Palin from the media was a bad idea

Sep 30, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin sat down for a joint interview with Katie Couric last night, and it was hard to avoid the impression that McCain was chaperoning his running mate “to keep her out of trouble” writes Time TV critic James Poniewozik. McCain accused Couric of “... More »

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John McCain • Katie Couric • media criticism • journalism • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 Don't Pity 
 This Woman 

Palin deserves our scorn, and that's it

Sep 30, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The media seems to be lining up to feel sorry for poor Sarah Palin, forced to endure these deer-in-headlights interviews. “I guess I’m one cold dame,” Rebecca Traister writes in Salon, because “when you stage a train wreck of this magnitude…I don’t feel... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Katie Couric • feminism • Condoleezza Rice • Elizabeth Dole • Christine Todd Whitman • Election 2008 • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Sarah Palin • interview • vice presidential candidate

 Veep Debate 
 Bound to 
 Be a Hit 

Experience mismatch promises intriguing dynamic

Sep 29, 08 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the presidential candidates in a tight battle after a closely matched debate, the upcoming vice presidential showdown is bound to be “must-see TV,” said one GOP strategist. Both Sarah Palin and Joe Biden are busy preparing for this week's St. Louis spar, in which Biden will need... More »

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(Newser) - Sarah Palin vows to battle political boys' clubs, but her mayoral record shows that girls' clubs can be useful too, the AP reports. While mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin accepted gifts from merchants—even thanking one for an "awesome" facial—and argued for rulings that favored her family. Other... More »

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Alaska • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla • local politics

Enquirer Names Alleged Palin Lover, Bolsters Claim

Former in-law goes on the record for the Enquirer

Sep 24, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Enquirer returns this week to its claim that Sarah Palin had an affair, this time naming the alleged lover as Brad Hanson, a city council member in Palmer (near Wasilla) and former partner of Todd Palin in a snowmobile business. To bolster the claim, the tab now says... More »

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Alaska • tabloids • affair • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • extramarital affair • Todd Palin • Brad Hanson

OPINION

Fox Plays Softball
in Palin Interviews 

LA Times media watchdog laments network's uncritical presentation

Sep 20, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fox News had a chance to score some credibility this week with its interviews of the Palins. Instead, writes LA Times media critic James Rainey, it served up embarrassing softball interviews that had more to do with polishing the Fox brand than journalism. The result was "three nights of... More »

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Republican • GOP • Fox News • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Todd Palin

 Out of the Spotlight, 
 Biden Battles On 

The other No. 2 has been pulverizing McCain with gusto in swing states

Sep 20, 08 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - He may be getting less press attention than Sarah Palin's pets but there's another vice-presidential candidate in this race and he's been blasting John McCain all across the Rust Belt, the New York Times reports. Joe Biden barely mentions Palin in his fiery speeches to crowds of varying size, but... More »

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Joe Biden • Democrat • campaign trail • campaigning • Election 2008 • Rust Belt • vice presidential candidate

Rove Says Palin Excitement Will Pass; Polls Agree

VP candidate's negatives up over last week

Sep 18, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excitement over Sarah Palin won’t last, Karl Rove told the AP last night. The Republican strategist said Palin was picked for “political” reasons, and acknowledged she was not the most qualified VP candidate available, although he feels she is ready for the job. Opinion polls support Rove on... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican candidate • approval ratings • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • opinion polls

Palin Used State Politics to Settle Personal Scores

Career reveals
history of favoritism,
vendettas, secrecy

Sep 14, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Throughout Sarah Palin’s political career the Republican vice presidential nominee has played favorites, kept secrets and waged personal vendettas, according to the New York Times. A lengthy examination of the Alaska governor’s record reveals that she appointed at least five former schoolmates to state positions, threatened and fired... More »

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Alaska • Election 2008 • political criticism • Sarah Palin • open access • political favoritism • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla

OPINION

 Forget VP, Mac: 
 Put Palin on 
 the High Court 

She could enact her social platform more easily from bench

Sep 13, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is wasting Sarah Palin’s talents, Dahlia Lithwick writes in Slate. After all, Palin is too much the outsider to navigate Washington's political backroads as vice president. So why not put her on the Supreme Court? Palin’s main issues are social, and she would have more success... More »

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US Supreme Court • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

 Palin's Posture 
 Reveals Her 
 Self-Doubt: 
 Expert 

Posture, clenched hands reveal lack of confidence

Sep 12, 08 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s performance in her first television interview pales when compared to her commanding convention speech, an expert told CBS News. The Alaska governor’s poor posture and hand-wringing in the ABC interview reveal insecurity, according to body language pro Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, who gave the Republican veep pick an... More »

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CBS • ABC • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Charlie Gibson • television interview • body language

Ooops: Biden Says Hillary Might Have Been a Better Pick

VP candidate praises Clinton, GOP pounces

Sep 11, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden, rushing to the defense of Hillary Clinton yesterday, delighted the opposition (not to mention Hillary diehards) by saying she might have been a better VP pick for Obama than he was. It started when a man at a New Hampshire rally said he was glad Biden had been... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Obama 2008 • gaffe • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

 Super Sarah?
 Action Figures
 Go on Sale

Company attempts to cash in on guv's soaring popularity

Sep 9, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has become a household face, and as of today you can have a plastic representation of her face in your household. HeroBuilders.com is cashing in on Palinmania with three action figure versions of the would-be veep, the Daily Telegraph reports. Palin is available in a conservative... More »

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toys • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

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