On TV, on Fox, they are saying what they know is that Romney, Huckabee, and Pawlenty are out. [CORRECTED TEXT: I'd written "is up" for some strange reason.] Ah so, it's going to be a woman. I'm hearing this for the first time at 8:37 Central Time. I will reveal that, instantly, a chill ran through my body when I heard that, and I have broken a sob or two as I write this.She doesn't normally get this emotional about issues. So maybe the choice of Palin (if it is Palin) will be an effective one.
I have more thoughts on other Althouse comments from that same post, but I wanted to get this out there.
Edit: It is Palin! Althouse adds:
9:37: "MCCAIN PICKS SARAH PALIN." On the screen. Tears! Chills!!!!This could be a historically brilliant move. Or of course a blunder if enough people don't vote for McCain because a woman is on the ticket.
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I said to Steve months ago, if McCain has a *hope* of winning this race, he will have to nominate a woman. There is/was no way a ticket with two old, white men would ever beat the dynamism of Obama.
I'm actually incredibly surprised at McCain's strategies -- they seem very savvy, very careful and very subdued. I find that approach intriguing and we'll see how it plays next to the out and loud approach of Obama. It could backfire on McCain -- he could be seen as pandering to the Hillary vote, or trying to use a woman to look as though he too is 'just as progressive and looking for change' as Obama.
I'm watching it all with interest.
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