A vice-presidential 'Hail Mary'
"I'm stunned. ... This choice suggests McCain thinks he has an uphill climb to win this election," said Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and vice-presidential scholar.
"It's the Hail Mary."
Prof. Goldstein said vice-presidential running mates are typically chosen for two key attributes - their fitness to assume the presidency and their lack of significant flaws. Ms. Palin, he said, is a big question mark because she's ...
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