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Old 03-09-2008, 15:32   #5
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Re: McCain's Running Mate.... no surprises

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Originally Posted by Gayle View Post
On the surface, John McCain's choice of running mate is playing a blinder - get the women's votes!!!

But scratch below that surface and she does seem a bit too far out there! From what I've read she's advocating that Creationism is taught in all schools - for anyone who doesn't know what that is, it's the basic belief that every word in the bible, including the Old Testiment - i.e. Adam and Eve, is absolutely true. Scientific fact doesn't come into it!
Problem is, in certain parts of the US she would not be considered "too far out there". Her views are shared by a large constituency. And it is this vote that I think McCain is looking at, not the women's vote. If you want American women to vote for you in large numbers, you don't threaten Roe vs Wade.
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