After the Friday surprise that John McCain had chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate, the media reacted with shock and awe. Since then, while some media outlets like the New York Times have actually gone back to their core business of reporting by scrutinizing her record, most still continue to be led by the Republican ad campaign that emphasizes folksy accessibility over intellectual content. It worked for George W. Bush. Clearly it could work for Sarah Palin.
A Republican strategist...
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