We have unconfirmed reports just coming in this morning that John McCain will choose Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin to fill the opened Vice President spot on his ticket for 2008. Fox News this morning reported that Sarah Palin and her family were rushed onto a Gulf stream Jet in Anchorage Alaska, which has a destination, of you guessed it….. Dayton Ohio, where John McCain plans on making his Vice President announcement later today.
The Choice of Governor Palin could really help McCain, some experts feel. The die hard Hillary Clinton supporters who are lookign for the first female President in Hillary, may just settle for changing their party and voting for McCain. It is said that McCain will probably only be a 1 term, 4 year, President, which means as long as he does a fairly good job, his Vice President will have a fairly good shot at the nomination in 4 years. Sarah Palin could be the person.
As Governor of Akaska Sarah has been extremely popular. She won the 2006 Republican primaries by 21% over her opponents, and won the Governors position by 8% in 2006. Governor Sarah Palin is only 44 years old, and graduated from the University of Idaho in Journalism. A poll published by Hays Research Inc in July of this year showed that Palin;’s approval rating was an amazing 80%. If this isn’t enough to open your eyes about her popularity in Alaska, then the 90% approval ratings earlier in the year surely will.
Any way you stack this election, it should be a tight race, and one of the most interesting elections the United States has ever seen. An African American vs a 72 Year old man with a 44 Year old VP.
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