It strikes me that around the time the 2008 presidential campaign was gearing up, Sarah Palin was mayor of a town of 8,500 people.
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Hawaii and Alaska
So the presidential nominee of one major party is from Hawaii, and the vice presidential nominee of the other major party is from Alaska. Noncontinental U.S. states represent!
She comes out of nowhere, she’s younger than Obama, and she’s been a state governor for less than two years. And she’d be a heartbeat away from a 72-year-old man’s presidency.
This pretty much undermines one of McCain’s key arguments against Obama.
She seems vastly underqualified to be president.
Is she going to be the Harriet Miers of the VP process?
Kerry’s Speech
Although Bill Clinton and Joe Biden gave the marquee speeches last night, John Kerry spoke as well. And I agree with Josh Marshall — it was one of the best Kerry speeches I’ve ever seen.
It starts out slow but soon gets going. Jeez, where was this guy in 2004?