Cheerleaders rev up the crowd awaiting McCain and Palin in Dayton, Ohio.Courtesy Photo by Ken Marchionno
Cheerleaders for McCain: A View of the VP Choice
August 29, 2008
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As I watched the opening ceremony for John McCain's announcement of his Republican vice presidential running mate, I noticed that they used local cheerleaders to rev up the crowd in Dayton, Ohio.
They say his choice of Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska, was designed to court women voters. Do you think using cheerleaders from a school with an Indian mascot was designed to court the Native vote?
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