New McCain Mailer Pushes Palin As Ticket-Head And Moderate

The McCain campaign and the RNC are sending out a mailer that pushes Gov. Sarah Palin as both the figurehead of the GOP ticket and a centrist.

A reader in Pennsylvania sends over a four-page pamphlet titled "McCain-Palin Solutions for Our Family," which labels as priorities for the Republican team non-traditional conservative positions such as climate change and stem cell research. The inset includes a copy of a USA Today article with the headline: "In targeting big oil, Palin 'governed from the center': She didn't press conservative views on lawmakers."

The next page includes a campaign statement on how "John McCain and Sarah Palin will work with Democrats and Republicans for sensible solutions." And underneath is a graph about how Palin "as the mother of a special needs child... knows first hand the value of advanced medical treatments research."

The final page is a photo of McCain and Palin which noticeably features the vice presidential candidate in a more prominent placement than the presidential candidate himself.

What's noteworthy here is not just the push to feature Palin -- whose popularity and favorability ratings have fallen drastically over the past few weeks -- in a leading role. It's also how consciously the campaign is trying to track away from conservative orthodoxy. The pamphlet was sent from a reader in Philadelphia -- obviously not the state's Republican stronghold. And it is tradition for presidential tickets to move towards the center as the election approaches.

But the desire to break from the party has really become a defining feature for McCain-Palin. Over the last few days, some of the loudest applause lines at their rallies have come when McCain declares that he is not George W. Bush.

Comments

[demfriend]

The GOP can and will steal from us again if we don't watch it! Make sure those you know get to the polls to vote. Take them. I will not breathe easy until I see the real Obama win. If McCain does God help us.

[lthuedk 1]

Neo Cons aren't good ole boys and will likely be unwelcome in Alaska in short order. I can't think of another living thing more un-American than one who outed our agents to facilitate the PNAC. Cheney is Palin's hero. That should be more than enough to cook her goose back home. She's running with the wrong crowd and Alaskans know it.

http://www.light-to-dark.com/preemption.html

[Grannysue]

Anyone who thinks Palin being in charge of this country would be a good thing, need to be medicated!

[tuttlemsm]

Interesting placement in the first panel.

McCain=GATEWAY

Palin=VICTORY

This is a tongue-in-cheek observation, but if I believed in subliminal advertising, I'd say that this also reinforces the "John McCain is going to die soon" message.

[Gary47]

Signs of desperation, like scrambling to build grass huts in the path of an oncoming tsunami. Best just to get out of the way folks. Your time is done, we're taking our country back.

[SpeakFreely]

Don't get complacent!! McCain is gaining ground in polls and his supporters are starting to come out of the woodwork. Obama needs your help now more than ever!!! If we take victory for granted McCain and Palin will win. DON'T LET THAT HAPPEN!

Vote Early then go volunteer for Obama!

[emily00011]

Who is looking forward to 2010 when the Repbulicans start their primary season? I'm sure they will spare no mercy in the mud-slinging, and if she is around she will be a big moosey target, since she will probably get the bulk of the blame for the McCan't loss. We all know how vicious and n asty they can be.

[amerifun]

Are you kidding ? She needs to get back on her broom and fly back to Alaska.

[tuttlemsm]

Why does Palin get one of four pages to herself, assuring us that she would govern from the center?

I don't know if I'm more appalled by the attempt at subtlety itself or how much it fails to be subtle.

[jobecky20]

Some of their rabid supporters who don't believe in stem cell research and climate change won't like this mailer one bit.

[Lilybart]

Adult stem cells, sure, but they are misrepresent their real views. No surprise.

[reliant1]

Saw a Sarah sign on my way to town this morning:

SARAH
McCain/Palin

She's setting up for her next race.

[rhetoricdog]

Where do you live? That is scary. You should take a shot of that and post here so everyone can see it.

[BluePride]

when they mention Ayers or show Paris/Britney or yell 'socialist!' (to a man who will help THEM, no less...) it's trivial compared to the horrific decisions McCain makes and will make:

We DON'T Need Another HERO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKVBq4VbC6w

[Damaven]

A little off center, mentioning of Britney -- do you notice that Palin carries around her baby like Britney drove with hers. Why hasn't someone spoken about that. Oh, but someone did mention that she uses her children as props, but that writer was blasted and I think let go from wherever she was. But think about it....

[rhetoricdog]

I know. I really wish Obama had addressed that woman, kindly, softly, and said in clear, plain English that his policies will only serve to help her, her family, her friends. She was a costco worker, or something like that, right? It's incredible to me that people in the lower-middle class can be so afraid of progressive tax and think that makes Obama a socialist. The way the wealth has pooled to the top 1% of this country, while the middle class has dwindled, is nothing short of tragedy and it will be our undoing if dont' wake up.

[BrnPhil]

Untsable/unable ticket.

[politricky]

So, who is THE REAL Republican candidate to the presidency in this election?.­..

[JohnnyKay]

Won't Sarah and Todd have succeeded in helping Alaska secede from the United States, by then?

Don't let the door kick you in the a**.