Palin isn't Aiming for Hillary's Women

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 9:43 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 09:43

UPDATE - I wrote this without being able to watch the live press conference, but I still should have been clearer. Ignore the words coming out of her mouth. The McCain campaign is working off of subtext in their adds, and I guess I'm writing about the subtext. She can't come out and say "Hey boys, vote for me." It is far more subtle than that as they roll out the biography.

I say the Palin pick is clearly aimed at the blue collar men who voted for Hillary but aren't ready for Obama, while clearly signaling to the Bush core that McCain is serious about them.

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Am I right or wrong, who was the primary target?

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Am I right or wrong, who was the primary target?

Hillary's baby-boom feminist supporters

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Hillary's blue collar male supporters

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The core of the Bush coalition

62 votes

Alaskans

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McCain his VP and protecting brand Maverick (TM)

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Thursday May 08, 2008 · 10:19 AM PDT

2008/05/08 · 10:19

There were a couple diaries from yesterday discussing the Arizona Republic's article that Maverick (TM) John McCain isn't really an accurate picture of the presumptive Republican nominee. Conventional wisdom says brand Maverick (TM) is crucial to McCain's courting of independents in the fall, and if the value of the brand is diminished, so is his candidacy.

Follow that with my conversation Wednesday evening about Tuesday's results with my Terminix representative (necessary here in NC), who voted Hillary on electability. Rory - now a citizen, but originally from Ireland - had an interesting perspective on McCain's VP choice. It is a perspective that brought up questions I thought might be worth discussing.

So, I've searched the site, and not found any specific diaries about this in the last 3 months so I decided to come out write my first diary. But I just joined three weeks ago and haven't mastered the search engine. How would Rudy Giuliani impact the election narrative, and McCain's chances to win in November?

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McCain/Guiliani is

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McCain/Guiliani is

A great idea for brand Maverick (TM)

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A good idea brand Maverick (TM) , but too many downsides with the right-wing

9 votes

Doesn't matter brand Maverick (TM) will always be priceless

0 votes

Has no impact on brand Maverick (TM)

2 votes

Doesn't matter, brand Maverick (TM) will be shown to be worthless

6 votes

A terrible idea for brand Maverick (TM)

5 votes

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