According to Kevin Aylward of WizBang, Arthur Culvahouse, the head of John McCain's VP search, has been spotted in Juneau! If this is true, it would confirm that the McCain campaign is SERIOUSLY considering a Palin nomination.
If you have any information that can independently confirm this report, please contact me at palinforvp@gmail.com.
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I was just about to email this to you!
It's time to go to the MTV (blogosphere) crowd with Palin.
A lot of buzz can be garnered from young women (and men).
I have two high school daughters. I know what they watch!
By the way, living in an extremely liberal area in the Northeast, I can't tell you how many times I've encounterd a lib who absolutely will NOT vote for Obama and will become (acctually without exception excited about becoming) McCain/Palin voters.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, McCain picking Palin's got to be a no-brainer.
Re my above comment, here's the kind of thing:--
http://www.glamour.com/news/blogs/glamocracy/2008/05/obaminutiae-wit.html
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/29/are-you-ready-for-vice-president-sarah-palin/
fyi
There is also a post up at HotAir.com with a VP poll that Palin is winning. :D
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/124285
TOPIC ONE ON RUSH LIMBAUGH TODAY ADDRESSED A MAYBE SINKING OBAMA AND MAYBE RISING HILLARY AND THE DISENFRANCHISED FEMALE HILLARY VOTER. I'm hoping Team McCain acts quickly enough re my advice the other day:
"Here's an important piece of advice: If it looks like it's going to be McCain/Palin anyway (and that should be a "no brainer" for Team McCain), McCain should announce NOW or VERY SOON, rather than later towards the convention. There's currently a growing chorus for Obama/Hillary (as VP) ticket (in fact the Dems are likely aware of the Palin phenomenon). If the GOP waits while movement for Hillary as VP grows -- even worse until after it is solidified that Hillary will/could be VP pick -- selecting Palin will be portrayed by Dems/liberal media more as a reaction by GOP selecting its own female (overshawdoing Palin's own remarkable assets), rather than McCain taking the lead on this. Selecting Palin now or early (contrary to the punditocracy) will mean McCain will be seen as driving the course of this campaign overwhelmingly, and the DEMS will be seen as merely reacting. And, there's absoultely no down-side to this because even if Hillary is a no-go as VP for Obama, the GOP gains by acting early. McCain the maverick. Palin the maverick. Do it now!
"There's no reason, and actually substantial negative, in McCain waiting to see what the Dems do first insofar as his picking Palin as VP, because, no matter who Obama picks, Palin is by far (and I mean far) the best pick for McCain and the GOP, especially in this time of GOP woes. The GOP can be seen as the party of real 'change' (albeit I hate that mantra, change, change, bla bla), while not really having to change from GOP core conservative values, which Palin more than represents.
"In light of the current oil/energy situation, as well as the disaffected female Hillary voters situation, and growing focus on McCain's age and health, Palin is more than perfect -- now.
"(Perhaps Team McCain is already on to this.)"
Nice blog, I am warming up to the idea of Palin, though I was initially very opposed to her selection. The more I have learned about her, the more her possible selection grows on me.
I actually just wrote about this for my newspaper.
http://politics.ohio.com/2008/05/30/veepstakes-update-alaska-governor-edition/
I'll definetly be checking back here to see what happens on this front.....keep up the good work
Ben
There’s been noted buzz of late on rising GOP star Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal as a McCain prospective Veep. Certainly Jindal is more than very good, However, I believe there’s some “strategerie” going on here. The “real” beneficiary of the Jindal talk is the other rising GOP star, Alaska Gov Sarah Palin. Palin’s got everything that Jindal has (new/exciting, wildly popular, ethics and spending reformer, core conservative etc.) and more — mother of 5 w/remarkable bio, she’s 8 yrs older than Jindal, Alaska energy issue, and set to garner the disenfranchised female Hillary voter (I don’t believe Dem leaders can dump Obama).
Getting Jindal’s name out first — at Team McCain’s BBQ for instance — sets the stage for the obvious choice, Palin. For example, albeit Rush Limbaugh introduced Palin’s name, and later Jindal’s as good Veep choices, of late Rush has been praising the name of Jindal while on his very same shows discussing at great length the frustrated female Hillary voter and the global warming hysteria/need for energy development, without mentioning Palin’s name as the obvious beneficiary of those two issues. Rush walks a fine line, introducing Palin, yet can’t, at least yet, reiterate much, knowing that his praises may be counter-productive to many a swing, moderate and/or formerly Dem voter (who’s against Obama and switching to McCain). Moreover, while I feel that Palin has more real accomplishment, experience and qualification than Obama (and Hillary combined, albeit w/Obama the bar is pretty low), the only potential argument against Palin is she’s a newbie to the national scene. By having Jindal out there first as a VP prospect “passing” the “experience” and “new to the national scene” test, implicitly passes Palin as well. (For that matter Palin’s got as much if not more experience and accomplishment than Florida Gov Crist who’s only been Gov for 2 yrs — and the media has been touting Crist as a VP prospect.)
That’s my thinking at least.
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