Vibe.com@RNC :: McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has tapped Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee.
Alaska has been a safely red state. In selecting Palin, the first woman governor and youngest governor elected in the 49th state, McCain seems to be addressing concerns about his own age, while staking out constituencies, like white women, that are thought to be in play.
She has strong conservative credentials, favoring oil drilling in the Alaska Wildlife National Refuge and being staunchly anti-abortion. She is a member of the National Rifle Association.
She has worked on ethics reform in her home state, but has also been beset by controversy that she allegedly fired a state commissioner for refusing to fire her sister's ex-husband.
Stay tuned this coming week for Vibe.com's reports from St. Paul as the Republicans prepare to open their convention.
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