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Proud Liberal Dem

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11. To be fair, I don't think that ANY Republican was likely to win in 2008

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:55 PM

Nov 2015

but they REALLY shot themselves in the foot by picking Palin for VP (and we all dodged one helluva huge bullet). What I'll never understand is how/why she remained newsworthy/relevant/credible with the MSM and so many people for several years AFTERWARDS.

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Sarah Palin blames 2008 loss on John McCain...I think [View all] brooklynite Nov 2015 OP

Toss the words in the mouth, mix them all up and spit them out liberal N proud Nov 2015 #1

Does that mean that if McCain went crazy like her they would have won? kimbutgar Nov 2015 #2

A psychiatrist would be of no use to her: she has zero awareness that mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #5

Polls at the time showed edhopper Nov 2015 #3

An unfortunate truth for the Alaskan quitter emulatorloo Nov 2015 #9

OK, she's nuts, but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #4

The Wasilla Diva Was Inspirational Vogon_Glory Nov 2015 #6

Just Grifter speek for,I got mine and keep those Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #7

Watch the movie "Game Change". HughBeaumont Nov 2015 #8

She should jump aboard the republican clown bus too. She is a proven loser. B Calm Nov 2015 #10

To be fair, I don't think that ANY Republican was likely to win in 2008 Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2015 #11

Choosing Palin disqualified McCain from being president book_worm Nov 2015 #12

His first choice was Joe Lieberman kskiska Nov 2015 #15

If you randomly rearranged those words, I think they'd make just as much sense. Bucky Nov 2015 #13

Snowki, the Klondike Kardashian should shut up ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #14

Sounds like she's working up her own "Who's on First" act. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #16

But she can see Russia from her home Yorktown Nov 2015 #17