The strategic gamble of selecting Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate and its consequential impact on the 2008 election.
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Jay Roach
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