My opinion of AOC is changed, likely permanently

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119. The book "Game Change" describes what happened.

McCain had met Palin earlier in the year at a National Governors Association meeting in Washington. McCain said he "liked the cut of Sarah's jib. She's damn impressive." The other campaign manager, Davis, in charge of McCain's VP process, found a video of Palin and was "bowled over." He showed Schmidt and he was too. But they'd never met her. McCain had. There was little time, they needed their choice to be a surprise. It's silly to blame Schmidt for Palin.

"It was now thirty-six hours from the campaign's Friday target for unveiling its veepstakes winner. ... She had never met Schmidt. She had never met Salter. Now, in a rush, against a deadline, with little background information, the two McCain advisors had to determine if she was ready for the big stage." She seemed to be, she was very confident.