McCain tussles with Palin over whipping up a mob mentality

The Times by Sarah Baxter | Oct. 12, 2008 (News Report)

With his electoral prospects fading by the day, Senator John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate about the direction of his White House campaign.

McCain has become alarmed about the fury unleashed by Sarah Palin, the moose-hunting “pitbull in lipstick”, against Senator Barack Obama. Cries of “terrorist” and “kill him” have accompanied the tirades by the governor of Alaska against the Democratic nominee at ... Full Story »

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by Tom Maertens - Oct. 12, 2008

The article gives a factual recounting of the recent problems the McCain campaign has had with rapid followers at rallies, many of them apparently whipped up by Sarah Palin. The interpretive part -- that Palin is setting herself up for 2012 -- seems well-founded, although nobody in the Palin camp is likely to confirm that. What the article doesn't mention is the baggage following Palin out of Alaska, including the so-called "Troopergate" report recently. By the time this campaign is over, Palin's reputation in Alaska may be entirely different than it is today.