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Politically Inclined: GOP nominees should learn from McCain’s mistakes when choosing VP

Email: jhuseman@smu.edu

Published: Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 10:12

sarah palin

Associated Press

Rumors abound as to who the two GOP frontrunners, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, will name as the VP picks. Marco Rubio? Bobby Jindal? Kelly Ayotte? Donald Trump? …just kidding with that last one. But one thing is for certain: Their pick can't go down as badly as McCain's.

Sarah Palin was a mistake. There is little to debate in that regard. How big of a mistake she was came on quickly and slammed the GOP straight in the face. Lost among the Palin laugh lines on Saturday Night Live and the continuous reels of blunders made by the now infamous Alaskan was an obvious question: How could the McCain campaign have missed such obvious warning signs? The answer is simple: They didn't ask....>>>>READ MORE.

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