Maddow on Palin: ‘I think the question right now is whether or not she will be withdrawn.’

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from ThinkProgress:



Maddow on Palin: ‘I think the question right now is whether or not she will be withdrawn.’»

In an interview with ThinkProgress earlier today in St. Paul, progressive radio (and soon-to-be-TV) host Rachel Maddow called the decision-making process for John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin “shocking.” “Nobody can quite believe that John McCain picked her,” she said, adding, “I think the question right now is whether or not the choice is going to be withdrawn.” The decision to replace her needs to happen “very quickly,” Maddow said, “before it gets very complicated with the rules of the RNC“:

And I think that that’s actually what people are thinking about, rather than what will Sarah Palin mean for the country. I don’t get the sense that anybody is totally committed to the idea that she is going to be vice president, or even the vice presidential nominee.

This has been greeted with such shock — and with every salacious detail about stuff that wasn’t vetted coming to the floor seemingly with each hour of the news cycle — it is becoming less likely by the hour that Palin will still be John McCain’s nominee even by the end of the week.

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/02/maddow-on-palin-i-think-the-question-right-now-is-whether-or-not-she-will-be-withdrawn/

[MikeNearMcChord]

1. If they dump her they better do it now, this is supposed to be

about John McCain, he looks like the 2nd banana. Boy I wish I had the liquor concession at the convention, hell I wish I had cannabis concession.:smoke:

[spooky3]

12. LOL!

Man, I seem to be posting that a lot lately, but DUers are damn funny.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Local Alaska bloggers are giving her about a week, tops.

Of course, McCain/Palin may get stubborn and dig their heels in, but we shall see.

[Ian David]

4. All of McCain's signage just says "McCain / My Friend" anyway. n/t

[FVZA_Colonel]

14. I wouldn't be surprised if she lasts out the convention.

But I would be surprised if she lasts out September.

[Ian David]

3. They need to replace her with someone more credible, like Jonathon Sharkey. n/t

[tblue]

5. Hell, NO! WE WANT SARAH! WE WANT SARAH! WE WANT SARAH!

[NorthCarolina]

7. He'll likely replace her with Lieberman, an equally repulsive choice

eom

[bleever]

6. I'd bet money they've scaled back tonight's references to her

by Thompson and Lieberman, who were supposed to "hit back" for her in their speeches.

[tavalon]

8. I think the question is when she will be withdrawn

I'm betting Sunday, but Friday news dump is always a possibility.

I'm already pulling ahead to figure out who the next nominee will be.

Sarah Palin is turning out to be McCain's Harriet Myers.

[populistdriven]

15. McCain had a Harriett Meyers before he was even President, Imagine what a disaster he would be! nt

[Beam Me Up]

9. H E L L O

[DB1]

10. That is the question and the answer is no. They either win with the Dobson crowd or .....

take their party in a different direction.

[immoderate]

11. DON'T GIVE UP SARAH! DIG THOSE HEELS IN!

:evilgrin:

--IMM

[Fluffdaddy]

13. Not going to happen. Wishful thinking. The GOP Base Loves her

[FatDave]

16. All day long...

...they've done nothing but try to spin her positive. They're going through ridiculous contortions and stretching all manner of credibility to polish this turd, but they keep right on polishing.

Every indication is that they're going to stick by this decision. Better to be thought a fool than to be thought indecisive...or something.

[Norrin Radd]

17. Today on MSNBC's coverage of the RNC, Rachel brought up

Palin's AIP connection, and the fact that AIP is for secession, not simply just "state's rights," but Tweety barked "the RNC has said it isn't true" over her twice, not letting her complete her point. I can't wait until she gets to talk about this on her own MSNBC show.