1.0 link 136711 <![CDATA[Palin's Qualifications Now Top Concern About McCain Candidacy]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/21/the-palin-effect-from-bad_n_136711.html Two polls released Tuesday provide striking evidence of Palin's transformation over the course of two months from GOP energy boost to major drawback, as the Alaska governor's rising unfavorability ratings have become a critical vulnerability for the McCain campaign.

Palin's qualifications to be president now rank as voters' top concern about John McCain's candidacy - "ahead of continuing President Bush's policies, enacting economic policies that only benefit the rich and keeping too high of a troop presence in Iraq," according to...

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