[Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political

[Lowe, Rob]

Dave,
Thanks for the story.  I certainly agree with it.  I do think McCain's
lurch towards the right hurt him.  We'll have to await the final results
to see if it's true or not.  I do agree his pick of Palin may have cost
McCain the election by alienating the middle.  I recall after the
convention he floated the name of Tom Ridge as his running mate, but the
base recoiled due to Ridge being pro life.  Tom Ridge may have helped
him win Pennsylvania, which is so critical to McCain's chances.  So
McCain was stuck trying to pick a running mate that appealed to the
base, which was Palin.  Problem was it drove the middle away.  With
Palin's approval ratings in the teens and her disapproval ratings over
50%, it's certainly not helping McCain.  If you have the CNN story, I'll
read it. - rob



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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political

I think this in an interesting piece which reinforces what I've been
saying about the importance of the middle of the political spectrum.
A similar article on CNN.com over the weekend about how Sarah Palin
may have cost McCain and herself the election by alienating the middle
- I can send that link if anyone wants it.

Dave


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