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Gov. Palin is a brilliant choice for v.p. She shores up the social conservatives, whose support for Sen. McCain has been somewhat lackluster, while presenting a compelling reason for middle of the road independents, who are not overly concerned with abortion rights, to vote for the Republican ticket. This choice will change the debate away from the "historicalness" of Sen. Obama's run and help add energy to Sen. McCain's. The lack of experience argument may cut into the attack on Sen. Obama, but the Dem's will not be able to truly make hay out of it due to the fact that Gov. Palin has about as much experience as Sen. Obama. The real weakness of this choice lies in her lack of national exposure. If she makes a mistake or a skeleton is found in her closet, there will be little forgiveness for it from the press, who are in love with Sen. Obama. No Rep. could ever truly pull people from the Dem. base, but the choice of Gov. Palin does offer the potential to pull people over in the center.

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