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blog.cleveland.com - 9/4/2008
Poll says Palin veep selection doesn't win over women voters - OPENERS - Ohio Politics Blog by The Plain Dealer
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John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate actually damaged the Arizona senator's standing with many women voters, according to a newly released nationwide poll of women voters conducted for a Democratic women's group that formerly backed Hillary ...

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Palin Missed Her Chance
The Stump — ... She was likeable enough, to borrow a line of Obama’s. Maybe even lovable. But I don’t think she neutered the argument that she’s not ready, that her reformist record isn’t what she claims it is, that she was a cynical pick, or that she—as a poll released today found that a big majority of likely women voters believe—undermines McCain’s claim to “experience.” I don’t think she did much more than anybody thought she would do. ...

Palin Tonight (revisited)
The Reaction — ... -- "She was likeable enough, to borrow a line of Obama's. Maybe even lovable. But I don't think she neutered the argument that she's not ready, that her reformist record isn't what she claims it is, that she was a cynical pick, or that she -- as a poll released today found that a big majority of likely women voters believe -- undermines McCain's claim to 'experience.' I don’t think she did much more than anybody thought she would do." ...

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