Face Off: McCain's Choice

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In our last "Face Off" feature our bloggers wrestled over Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his vice presidential candidate. Today they take on John McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin as veep.

Mark Impomeni says choosing Palin is a bold political gambit that steals Obama's convention thunder and announces to voters that McCain is still a maverick. Mark's take, called "Palin Re-Energizes McCain Campaign," begins:

Sen. John McCain surprised even seasoned political observers today with his selection of first term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin was not mentioned on any short lists for the Vice-Presidential nomination, although her name has been floated in conservative circles for some time. The pick has brought a new energy to the McCain campaign and to its supporters, and has completely squelched the buzz in the media following Sen. Barack Obama's glitzy acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last night.

Liza Porteus Viana on the other hand sees a number of reasons why McCain's choice is a major blunder. Liza's piece is called "Sarah Who?"

John McCain shocked some in the Republican establishment today with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Just to play devil's advocate, here are some reasons why McCain might be criticized for choosing who he did, not least of which is that Republicans can no longer shoot down Barack Obama for his lack of experience. The choice of Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., balances the Democratic ticket, and the choice of Palin just decreased the "experience" strength of a possible Republican ticket.

Read both of our bloggers and then give us your take.

Who won this round?
Mark	2302 (54.3%)
Liza	1935 (45.7%)

Filed Under: Republicans, John McCain, 2008 President, Veepstakes, Face Off

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