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...member of Alaska’s oil and gas commission, she investigated the state Republican Party chairman for doing party work on government time , and launched an ethics probe against the Republican state attorney general . Both men resigned. After defeating incumbent Gov. Frank Murkowski for the GOP nomination and winning the general election, Palin sold the gubernatorial jet and ditched the complimentary chef , boosting her approval rating to a high of 93 percent...
...Convention, which took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul, provided Senator McCain with the opportunity to take leadership of the GOP while distancing himself from President Bush and introducing Governor Palin to the American public...
...this election, it's felt as of the Democrats were ready to get back into the White House while the GOP was preparing to enter the wilderness," said Joshua S. Downer '09, "but Palin has completed the unification between McCain's brand and the GOP's brand...
...could have mentioned guns and religion more," Downer said with a grin of his own, "but with that wonderful grin, she successfully contrasted Obama's vision and record with McCain's vision and record, and the GOP compares favorably on these matters...
...long-standing "enthusiasm gap" - the glaring difference between the intensity of support for McCain compared with support for Obama - with the Republican base. But some Republicans worry that neither play will lift McCain to victory in November. "They're getting the base excited, that's obvious," says a GOP strategist not affiliated with the campaign. "But these are tactics that get you to 45%. I don't see their strategy to get McCain to 50%. And [by attacking the media] they're doing harm to McCain's brand." Said another GOP consultant attending the convention festivities in St. Paul: "Attack...