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McCain On Palin: ‘She Excited Our Base’ In A Way I Couldn’t
Talking Points Memo ^
| July 31, 2013
| Catherine Thompson
Posted on 07/31/2013 8:57:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In a wide-ranging interview with The New Republic published Tuesday, Sen John McCain (R-AZ) praised former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, his running mate in the 2008 presidential race, for "exciting" the GOP base in a way the senator couldn't achieve.
Asked if it "bothered" him when people said his legacy was choosing Palin as his running mate in 2008, McCain said "no."
"We were four points down when I chose her and three points up afterwards," he told the magazine. "She held her own and, some people said, won a debate with the vice president. She did everything I ever wanted. She excited our base in a way I was unable to achieve."
TOPICS: Arizona; Campaign News; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2008; mccain; nut; palin; polls
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
she has excited many of us old geezers, Senator (cough cough)
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:01:14 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(The Constitution is not written in cursive)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
She Excited Our Base In A Way I Couldnt "Our" base? No, that would be HER base. Your base is the MSM.
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:03:33 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Hey John Migraine, you think maybe the fact you’re an idiot establishment hack has anything to do with it?”
Just sayin.....
To: 2ndDivisionVet
She excited our base in a way I was unable to achieve."Wall Street bailouts and amnesty. What base were you playing to, Juan?
P.S. I *will* pick lettuce for $50/hour in Yuma, AZ. Please call. And soon! (The rent is due.)
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:09:13 PM PDT
by
kevao
(Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
As far as I’m concerned Sarah should apologize for campaigning for McCain for senator. And tell the truth about the 2008 presidential campaign.
No flames. I know she doesn’t owe me anything. But if she runs for election and wants my vote I want her to answer for putting McCain in the senate for 6 more years.
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:27:31 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
To: bigbob
I wonder if McCain didn’t get “raped” in the Hanoi Hilton and that’s why he loves Graham so much.
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:28:39 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
To: VerySadAmerican; onyx; Lakeshark; Bigtigermike; KC_Lion; Josh Painter; SoFloFreeper; SeekAndFind; ..
I knew (roughly) your “born on date” before I checked it. Go back to your masters and tell them it isn't working. You are NOT going to drive a wedge between us and Sarah Palin on that issue. It's been tried again-and-again by better trolls than you. If you'd been here, you'd now we've gone over this with your fellow OFA denizens, not that any of you actually cared. Begone.
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:34:14 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Aw, c’mon, folks! Why are we criticizing Juan McCain, leader and champion of the Vichy Republicans?
To: berdie
BTW,,in case you didn’t know..I meant McCain..not you 2DV.
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posted on
07/31/2013 10:40:23 PM PDT
by
berdie
To: 2ndDivisionVet
"...So I stabbed her in the back multiple times."
And to think how John betrayed us all, the man is lower than pond scum.
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posted on
07/31/2013 11:05:00 PM PDT
by
Jmouse007
(Lord deliver us from evil, in Jesus name, amen.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
yeah like her base is the same as his sorry ass followers.
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posted on
08/01/2013 12:59:06 AM PDT
by
fish hawk
(no tyrant can remain in power without the consent and cooperation of his victims.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/01/2013 3:42:34 AM PDT
by
jimjohn
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He’s a DEMOCRAT WHACKO BIRD!
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posted on
08/01/2013 4:53:36 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion......the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Our” base?
McCain you make a good choice.
I cannot say anything else good about anything else you’ve done.
Please retire.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
McCain shouldn’t trust himself...nobody else does!
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posted on
08/01/2013 5:07:04 AM PDT
by
lonestar
(It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
That’s because she STOOD for something, Johnnie boy. You, by contrast, will stand for ANYTHING.
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posted on
08/01/2013 5:26:32 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
At this point, the only way Juan McPain could evergize the Republican base would be to vaporlock on the floor of the Senate and assume room temperature. THAT would be his most valuable contribution to his miserable career in the Senate.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
He’s right about that.
In 2008 I voted for Palin and whatchamacallit.
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posted on
08/01/2013 6:33:46 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: IronJack
All the time available for a sincere sit-down with the New Republic.
What a hound for beltway media.
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posted on
08/01/2013 6:51:40 AM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Officially since Memorial Day they are the Gimmie-crat Party.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet; KC_Lion; Jim Robinson; Syncro; 3D-JOY; Abbeville Conservative; abigailsmybaby; ...
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posted on
08/01/2013 10:51:24 AM PDT
by
onyx
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