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Palin Praises McCain in Maine
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ABC News' Imtiyaz Delawala Reports: After a day of campaigning in New Hampshire yesterday, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a brief stop in the state of Maine this morning, praising her running mate Sen. John McCain's debate performance last night and saying "everyone in America got a clear look at the choice that we face on November 4th" between McCain and Sen. Barack Obama.
"It's the choice between a politician who puts his faith in government and a leader who puts his faith in all of you," Palin told a crowd of thousands packed into an indoor airport hangar in Bangor, Maine, as a cold drizzle fell outside. "The choice between a politician who wants to raise taxes and redistribute your hard earned money according to his priorities, and a true reformer who wants to lower taxes and create jobs and get this economy back on track."
Palin quickly made reference to Joe Wurzelbacher, who became famous last night as "Joe the Plumber" after McCain raised him several times to criticize Obama's tax policies.
"It's the choice between a candidate who will raise your taxes, and that threatens our future, and a leader who's going to Washington to work for Joe the Plumber," Palin said. "You know, we want to cut taxes because we think like Joe or Jane the Plumber thinks, OK? Our opponents want to raise taxes because they think like that other Joe, that six-term senator from Delaware whom I'm running against."
Palin also criticized Obama for not condemning the actions of ACORN, an advocacy group that has been under fire for gathering and filing false voter registration forms. "In this election, it's a choice between a candidate who won't disavow a group committing voter fraud and a leader who will not tolerate the voter fraud," Palin told the crowd.
As she does regularly on the campaign trail, Palin chided the rival ticket for trying to "look to the past" by tying McCain to the Bush administration.
"As John McCain reminded Barack Obama last night, if he wanted to run against George Bush he had his chance four years ago," Palin said to strong applause. "This year the name on the ballot is John McCain, and America knows that John McCain is his own man."
While the Obama-Biden ticket is comfortably ahead in Maine, Palin was in the state as part of a strategy by the McCain campaign to pick up one electoral vote by winning the state's conservative 2nd congressional district. Maine is one of two states whose electoral votes can be split, with two electoral votes going to the state's overall winner, while separate electoral votes are given to the highest vote-getter for each of the state's two congressional districts.
While the southern 1st congressional district is reliably Democratic, the northern 2nd congressional district is more rural and conservative. The McCain campaign has shifted resources to the state in recent weeks in hopes of winning over conservative voters there. Palin's husband Todd spent last Sunday campaigning throughout the state. And Palin said this morning that the northernmost state in the lower 48 reminded her of her home state of Alaska.
"I feel like I am at home because I see the Carhartts and the steel-toed boots," Palin said, referring to a brand of work clothes seen on some in the audience. "And I see mixed in there with the suits and the ties, the NRA hats and all those good things that remind me of home."
Palin pushed the crowd to turn out for the Republican ticket, asking them to "help us carry the state of Maine to victory" on Election Day, and telling the crowd "Maine, soon the choice will be yours to make, and I'm sure that you all remember the saying that as Maine goes, so goes the nation."
In fact, Maine has not been an accurate bellwether in recent elections, and has been a consistently blue state in national elections since 1988. In 2000, former Vice President Al Gore defeated then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush in the state by five points, and in 2004 Sen. John Kerry easily defeated President Bush in Maine by nine points -- but neither Democrat won the national election.
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Posted by: Lisa | Oct 16, 2008 3:12:13 PM
Somebody needs to tell Palin that nobody liked the "Joe the Plumber" thing last night at the debate...
If this Joe guy really makes over $250K per year, then I want his job!
Sorry McCain, but you lost the debate last night. Everyone does want to know one thing though, WHY WERE YOU SO ANGRY?
You acted just like your ANGRY MOB supporters last night! Is this what we are going to see from you and your Parrot Palin for the next 3 weeks - More ANGER and ANGRY MOBS at your rallies???
Give it up!!
Posted by: Davis | Oct 16, 2008 3:15:06 PM
Oh brother...sit down lady.
Posted by: fourmommy17 | Oct 16, 2008 3:15:10 PM
Lisa: clever post.
Posted by: Amy | Oct 16, 2008 3:16:45 PM
"I feel like I am at home because I see the Carhartts and the steel-toed boots," Palin said, referring to a brand of work clothes seen on some in the audience. "And I see mixed in there with the suits and the ties, the NRA hats and all those good things that remind me of home."
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Don't fret Sarah... you'll be able to enjoy all the comforts of home in a little under three weeks.
Posted by: Deep Release | Oct 16, 2008 3:21:15 PM
Anyone see when Palin was in NH she said its great to be here in NH, The great North West you airhead NH Is in the NorthEast Good grief I dread this woman being VP the lady doesnt even know what side of the country she is on
Posted by: Angie | Oct 16, 2008 3:32:58 PM
Joe the plumber knows crapwhen he sees it. Thanks for exposing Obama the socialist.
Posted by: geevill | Oct 16, 2008 3:33:58 PM
Nice going Governor BARRACUDA Palin. You'll use anything to scare people,and feel sorry for you, even your special need child. There's a lot of special need children and families out there. What makes your child so different from them? Because you're running for VP? You should say something about teen-age girls pregnancy, like keeping their legs close. Well, come to think of it, you might even say, that your daughter's pregnancy is from God. What a born again fake you are. Your words are so hollow, you're a disgrace to the VP legacy. You say, you're an outsider. To be honest, you should stay outside then. We would never knew how angry and dumb your are!
Posted by: khatts98178 | Oct 16, 2008 3:41:31 PM
Has she realized she is not in the Midwest anymore?? LOLOL
Posted by: beck | Oct 16, 2008 3:42:10 PM
geevill - How long has Joe the Plumber known you?
Posted by: Deep Release | Oct 16, 2008 3:42:16 PM
Obamabots are pretty unglued today.
Posted by: geevill | Oct 16, 2008 3:43:22 PM
Let's be clear here, 'Joe the Plumber' does NOT have a plumbing license in the state where he wants to buy a plumbing business (i.e. he's been breaking state law) and owes $1200 in back taxes (i.e. he's currently breaking federal law). Why would I care what he has to say? And why would Palin want... oh never mind, it all makes sense now!
Posted by: Jay | Oct 16, 2008 3:50:17 PM
Another mindless column about Palin.
She regurgitates words from a boring script read off a teleprompter and has all the far right nutjobs going crazy.
And ABC still reports this stuff.
Palin is not news worthy, she is boring, corrupt and a liar.
She needs to go back to the Alaskans that voted her in as governor... they want her, let them have her.
Posted by: lmg | Oct 16, 2008 3:51:25 PM
Obamabots are pretty unglued today.
Posted by: geevill | Oct 16, 2008 3:43:22 PM
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Give it up geevill, don't you know that it is over for McNasty and his Parrot Palin?
Nobody cares what this LIAR Palin has to say anymore, as she tries to incite the ANGRY REPUBLICAN MOBS!!!
Everybody saw how ANGRY McNasty was last night! That and being plain stupid is why he lost the debate in ALL the polls - EVEN THE FOX NOISE POLL!!!!
Posted by: Davis | Oct 16, 2008 3:54:31 PM
Img: of course its another mindless column about Palin. ABC has no choice -- Palin has no mind!
Posted by: Jay | Oct 16, 2008 3:55:12 PM
Is this 'Joe the Plumber' the same guy as 'Joe Six-Pack'?
Posted by: Loki | Oct 16, 2008 3:55:24 PM
So, Sarah Palin walks into a bar -- and everyone leaves.
Posted by: Jay | Oct 16, 2008 4:00:34 PM
Since when does a plumber like Joe make over $250K a year? Where does he work to get that kind of money?
Oh, I know he must be McCain's personal plumber at his 7 mansions!
Posted by: Davis | Oct 16, 2008 4:03:10 PM
Is this 'Joe the Plumber' the same guy as 'Joe Six-Pack'?
Posted by: Loki | Oct 16, 2008 3:55:24 PM
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No way!
I prefer the term 'pipe fitter'.
Posted by: Joe Six-Pack | Oct 16, 2008 4:08:09 PM
When McCain loses this election, he'll have ONE person to thank. Sarah Palin.
Posted by: LittleMissMooseShooter | Oct 16, 2008 4:15:29 PM
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