1.0link132158<![CDATA["Message Nazi" Schmidt Pushed McCain To Pick Palin]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/06/message-nazi-schmidt-push_n_132158.htmlIn the wild ride that is the McCain presidential campaign, Steve Schmidt has been at the wheel, steering -- some say careering -- from Paris Hilton to Sarah Palin, from abrupt "suspension" to abrupt restart.
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The effort peaked with the choice of Palin as McCain's running mate. Convinced that McCain needed a dramatic gesture to make the race competitive, Schmidt pressed McCain to pluck the Alaska governor from obscurity.