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By: kerry

kerry — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:35:35 +0000

Joanne, You aren’t the only one with this thought, see the article below.

Intrade market sees 14.6 pct chance Palin withdrawn
Wed Sep 3, 2008 7:11am EDT
By Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The online prediction market Intrade sees a 14.6 percent chance Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be withdrawn as the Republican vice presidential nominee before the U.S. presidential election on November 4.

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0240046620080903

By: Joanne from WI

Joanne from WI — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:34:52 +0000

This was top news on Raw Story this morning. Rove loves to brag, loves being the kingmaker. See my comment above and tell me if the hair is standing up on the back of your neck like mine. Democrats, beware. This is a trap with no exit, so Democrats better be able to fight and win in this arena.

“Karl Rove, the former White House fixer who’s made a living in politics for his entire adult life, praised John McCain’s “brilliant” pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate even while acknowledging that the pick was motivated solely by politics rather than her ability to step in and become commander in chief.”

By: Joanne from WI

Joanne from WI — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:17:47 +0000

None of this really matters, though it could be very interesting to puzzle over in a John Edwards/Rielle Hunter sort of way, if you want to spend time on that.

I’ve been mulling on this all day and I have a theory.

Sarah Palin is likely a Trojan Horse. McCain really wanted Lieberman, but the party wouldn’t stand for it and he’d be broke in a month. Palin is pulling in major contributions from the far right grass roots. By October 1st, McCain’s campaign coffers will be bulging with all the kind of small contributions Obama brags about all the time. Then Palin will exit the race, explaining that she has overwhelming family obligations. The tear-jerking speech will mirror Hillary’s endorsement of Obama – and it’s a simple fact that when people have made a tangible (cash) investment in a candidate, they tend to go and vote for them because the cognitive dissonance would just be too great otherwise. So, out goes Palin and in comes Lieberman. Tons of evangelicals will now vote, maybe holding their noses but voting nevertheless, for McCain rather than stay home. Lieberman will be presented as the ultimate act of reaching across the aisle, McCain will be hailed as the real change agent, and it will be game, set and match for the Republicans.