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Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall on the possiblity of Mitt Romney being John McCain’s running mate:
The only thing standing in Mitt’s way, apparently, is his being such a tool.
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July 1st, 2008 at 3:34 am
It appears that it’s all down to Alaska Gov Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney, and team Romney fears Palin now has the best shot, so Romney camp is mounting a blogosphere-wide assault via Politico.
The tip-off that Politico is just a “promote Romney” piece is that it mentions EVERY NAME in the next two tiers of Veep prospects EXCEPT SARAH PALIN!!! — even names far more unlikely than Palin (since Romney camp knows Palin is the ONLY ONE who tops — I’ll say tops by far — Romney as McCain’s best pick).
Bottom line, Romney and Politico fear Palin most — as do the Dems and the MSM. (By the way, the Dems and MSM do not fear Romney the most — which says a lot.)
AOL, a main on-line pro-Obama/pro-Dem player, is now carrying the Politico piece promoting Romney buzz.
Clearly AOL wants McCain and the GOP to lose the general elction — hence they gladly promote Romney (no mention of Palin).
Also, CNN had Romney — kind of out of the blue — attacking Obama. Again, CNN, wanting McCain and the GOP to lose, gladly promotes Romney (to attempt to avert the Palin threat).
All the media frenzy which will surround the remarkable Palin “story” — essentially free to McCain — will be worth millions and millions of dollars of coverage and PR (more money than Romney would provide anyway).
July 1st, 2008 at 5:29 am
Ted,
Yeah, it’s all a conspiracy. The fact Romney has a much higher profile, particularly as one of the leading presidential candidates in this past primary seasons, couldn’t _possibly_ have anything to do with the fact the media went to him for comment rather than the largely unknown governor of one of the least populated states in the country.
Rest assured, the thought of Palin as McCain’s VP choice doesn’t cause me to lose any sleep.
July 1st, 2008 at 8:10 am
Sirocco-
Actually, the other Ted is right. It is a giant conspiracy, and I’m part of it. I’m really ashamed to admit it.
Sarah Palin is a hero to millions of Americans in the lower 48, and would be regarded as one of our most popular figures in American life if the pollsters wouldn’t hide the numbers from us. Democrats fear Palin’s massive popularity, and they especially fear that it would allow McCain to carry the all-too critical state of Alaska, a key state in every Democrat’s plan to re take the White House.
Ted, you found me out. I just hope the Liberal MSM conspiracy doesn’t track you down.
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