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politico.com - 8/29/2008
Schumer calls Palin a "Hail Mary" pick
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DAYTON _ Sen. Charles Schumer is among the first out of the gates with Democratic reaction to the Sarah Palin selection. "After the great success of the Democratic convention, the choice of Sarah Palin is surely a Hail Mary pass," Schumer said. "It is a real role of the dice ...

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The all-maverick ticket
Betsy's Page — ... says, By the way, mocking the size of the town — I guess that town is full of bitter clingers, clutching guns, religion, xenophobia, opposition to trade deals... The Democrats are going to have to walk a fine line. Anything that they say about her inexperience just rebounds to bring up Obama's inexperience. Republicans can reply that, at least she's actually run something which is more than Obama or Biden have done. Or John McCain except for that Naval squadron in the 1970s. Senator Chuck Schumer calls the pick a "Hail Mary" and a "roll of the dice." As if Obama's ...

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