rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 8/27/2008
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It's worth noting that by playing it safe and vanilla with his VP choice, Barack Obama has given John McCain a real opportunity to make a splash with his pick: A surprising selection, whether of the Jindal-Palin sort, the Lieberman variety, or something more left-field still, would look even more striking in contrast with Obama's "generic Democrat" choice of a running mate. I don't expect the ...
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McCain's Veep Dilemma
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Ross thinks Obama picking Biden has created an opportunity for McCain: A surprising selection, whether of the Jindal-Palin sort, the Lieberman variety, or something more left-field still, would look even more striking in contrast with Obama's "generic Democrat" choice of a running mate. I don't expect the McCain camp to go this route: I think they're probably feeling pretty good about their position at the moment, and the same "first, do no harm" impulse that produced Obama-Biden will probably produce McCain-Pawlenty or ...
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