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Rove Flips On Qualifications For Vice Presidency, Says Palin Is Qualified For Same Reason Kaine Was Not
Think Progress —
Earlier this month, McCain adviser Karl Rove repeatedly argued that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) would not be “capable” of being Vice President. He explained, “he’s been a governor for three years” and said Kaine was mayor of only the “the 105th largest city in America,” referring to Kaine’s tenure as mayor of Richmond, VA. “It’s not a big town,” he quipped.
Yesterday, however, Rove argued just the opposite with regard to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). He explained on Fox News that Palin was a good choice for Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) vice presidential nominee because she was ...
Rove Flips On Qualifications For Vice Presidency, Says Palin Is Qualified For Same Reason Kaine Was Not
Think Progress —
Earlier this month, Karl Rove repeatedly argued that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) would not be “capable” of being Vice President. He complained that “he’s been a governor for three years” and said Kaine was mayor of only the “the 105th largest city in America,” referring to Kaine’s tenure as mayor of Richmond, VA. “It’s not a big town,” he quipped.
Yesterday, however, Rove argued just the opposite with regard to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). He explained on Fox News that Palin was a good choice as McCain’s vice presidential nominee because she was “mayor of the second ...
Rove on Mayoral Experience
Political Punch —
Rangel Admits Unreported Ways and Means | Main Rove on Mayoral Experience September 05, 2008 10:10 AM Fox News analyst Karl Rove -- the predictor of the Reagan-esque landslide for George W. Bush in 2000 and the owner of "the math" showing the 2006 GOP congressional surge -- had some interesting observations about Gov. Sarah Palin's qualifications. She was "Mayor of, I think, the second largest city in Alaska," Rove said of Palin's time at the helm of Wasilla, Alaska, with a population under 9,000. Watch HERE . A few weeks ago, however, when Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was being considered as Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, Rove wasn't as charitable ...
