Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna on the VP picks

From Legal News Line:

“Governor Palin has considerable crossover appeal, and you saw that last night: small-town, blue collar, women and men who are attracted to her background because she is not someone from inside the Beltway,” McKenna said, adding that Palin has brought a “freshness” to the ticket that he said is obviously lacking on the Democratic side.

Palin, who is ardently anti-abortion and staunchly supports gun owner rights, “solidifies and mobilizes the base of the Republican Party, which is critical,” McKenna said.

By comparison, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made a mistake in not tapping New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as his running mate, McKenna said. Instead, Obama chose U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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