Plouffe: Palin Choice a ‘Transparent Moment’

[RamboLiberal]

Senator Barack Obama has declared the personal life and family of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska to be off-limits for criticism, but his campaign manager said Tuesday that voters should be allowed to weigh Senator John McCain’s judgment in choosing Ms. Palin as his running-mate.

“The way the process was done should be of interest to voters because I do think it speaks to how things will be managed and executed as president,” said David Plouffe, who manages the Obama campaign. “At the end of the day, it may work out for them, but the process is a transparent moment for voters to decide how these two people will go about major decisions.”

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In an interview here on Tuesday, Mr. Plouffe said voters should instead judge Mr. McCain for what he called an “impulsive” decision to choose Ms. Palin, who has served as governor of Alaska for 20 months. He said Ms. Palin’s governmental record in Alaska is fair game for examination in the final two months of the campaign, but not her family.

“You have to assume that when you’re making this pick – if something happened to you – you are choosing the 45th president of the United States,” Mr. Plouffe said. “And it’s a big decision.”

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“If you’re fortunate enough to win, this person could become president and you better feel comfortable you got that right,” Mr. Plouffe said. “We have a history of vice presidents becoming president in this country. Hopefully, no matter who wins, that won’t be the case, but I think the process and the thought that goes into this is pretty important to voters.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/plouffe-palin-choice-a-transparent-moment/?hp