1.0 link 137283 <![CDATA[Palin's Clothes Cost RNC More Than Weekly Ads In Six States]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/palins-clothes-cost-rnc-m_n_137283.html The McCain campaign and RNC's pushback to revelations that they purchased $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories for Sarah Palin has been, primarily, that it was money well spent.

After all, the Alaska Governor's image has graced countless newspaper covers and been featured prominently on television newscasts. Politics, the argument goes, is a superficial business. "She needed clothes," said McCain.

But what has some GOP operatives shaking their heads is the missed opportunities that that $150K represents. Had the RNC...

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