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Massive Virginian Rally for McCain/Palin.(John McCain and Sarah Palin)
When I heard that the McCain campaign was coming to nearby Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday, my first question was, "Will both John McCain and Sarah Palin be there?" The newly formed "dream team" are fast becoming the greatest one-two punch in politics, a combination of experience, potential, service, and tenaciousness.
The rally proved to be the last scheduled joint appearance by McCain and Palin before Gov. Palin returned to Alaska to say goodbye to her son, Track, who was about to leave for Iraq. The huge, enthusiastic crowdestimated at police to be 23,000 strong--that greeted the pair in Van Dyck Park were thrilled to hear both of them give rousing and inspiring speeches, joined by former Sen. Fred Thompson and Virginia politicians including congressmen Frank Wolf and Tom Davis.
The excitement and energy could be felt as supporters lined up to board shuttle buses at a nearby mall. Cars filled the parking lot and spilled over to an adjacent shopping center. The queue for the buses was a sea of red, as rally organizers asked attendees to wear shirts that would demonstrate that Virginia would remain "red" come November.
The rally was initially scheduled to take place in the gym of a nearby high school, but local school board members objected because classes were in session. (Never mind that Barack Obama appeared the same day at a school in Norfolk, Virginia, and both Obama and ...
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- News wire article from: Political/Congressional Transcript Wire October 23, 2008 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Dumenco, Simon November 10, 2008 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Sabar, Ariel September 5, 2008 700+ words
...National Convention this week - particularly Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's roof raiser Wednesday - turbocharged GOP activists searching...undecided voters, many only now tuning into the race, that John McCain should be president. That fight, political analysts say...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Grier, Peter September 5, 2008 700+ words
Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer Sarah Palin gave a great speech. It excited a hall of GOP delegates...And it didn't provide any details about what she - or John McCain - would do to try to fix America's economic troubles. That...
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- Magazine article from: PR Week (US) September 8, 2008 700+ words
When Sen. John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, it buoyed the sleeper candidate's campaign into a frenzy Not only did the Friday-morning selection trump...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek Thomas, Evan Breslau, Karen Bailey, Holly Isikoff, Michael Hopfinger, Tony Smalley, Suzanne September 8, 2008 700+ words
...and Suzanne Smalley Gov. Sarah Palin came out of nowhere to win the John McCain veep sweepstakes. Well, not quite nowhere. Sarah Palin posed for a photo spread...a fierce contrarian like John McCain. "He saw a lot of himself...
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- Magazine article from: National Review November 3, 2008 700+ words
...when Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.) accuses John McCain and Sarah Palin of "sowing the seeds of hatred and division...wounded soldier in the civil-rights struggle: If John McCain or Sarah Palin had been in George Wallace's place, there...
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- Magazine article from: The American Prospect December 1, 2008 700+ words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NOW THAT JOHN McCAIN HAS BEEN DISPATCHED to sedona, we're already starting to...We'll also miss out on seeing how high a clothing bill Sarah Palin can run up in the space of four years and whether it will...
Source: HighBeam Research, Massive Virginian Rally for McCain/Palin.(John McCain and Sarah Palin)