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McCain picks Sarah Palin as vice presidential running mate
US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
- Agencies
- Published: 19:15 August 29, 2008
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- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, left, smiles as his Vice Presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, pumps her fist as she is introduced to supporters at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio
Denver: US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, a senior McCain campaign official said on Friday.
McCain was to introduce his choice at an event on Friday at midday in Dayton, Ohio.
Palin, 44, was a relatively surprising pick, but one aimed at appealing to women voters who might have been disillusioned by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's decision to pick Biden as his No. 2 instead of Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.
McCain and Palin, face the Democratic nominee Barack Obama and his No. 2, veteran Sen. Joe Biden, in the Nov. 4 election.
"She will be his partner in reforming Washington," said the senior McCain official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
By announcing his pick on Friday, McCain was hoping to divert attention from the Democratic convention in Denver, which concluded on Thursday night with a speech by Obama.
The Democratic candidate opened a broad assault on McCain, accusing him of following the policies of unpopular President George W. Bush.
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"This is a bold choice of a strong conservative who is a reformer and will be greeted by the delegates in St. Paul with enthusiasm," said Republican strategist Scott Reed.
McCain is preparing to accept his party's nomination for president at the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, next week.
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