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September 4, 2008 9:33 PM

Did Palin's Speech Rally Democrats, Too?

Posted by Scott Conroy
By all accounts, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's address before the Republican Convention Wednesday night went over swimmingly with the Republicans' conservative base. But it appears to have had a similar effect on the Democratic side.

CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic reports that the Obama campaign confirms it has raised over $8 million since Palin's speech last night and is aiming to break $10 million by the end of the night.

Early on Thursday morning, Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe sent an email to supporters urging donations of $250 or more to "clarify" to Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin that "community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies." Both Giuliani and Palin mocked Obama's post-collegiate stint as a community organizer in Chicago during their speeches to the RNC.

Thursday afternoon, A Republican official told CBS News that the Republican National Committee had raised "well over $1 million" since the speech. McCain's campaign is no longer able to raise money directly, since the Arizona senator chose to accept public funds.
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by ajbuzz September 8, 2008 1:13 AM EDT
Sarah Palin might be new to the national scene, but she has a history in Alaska politics, and, if elected, expect more of the same. Inform yourselves! This is a must-read: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/130537
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by tverde2 September 7, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
The quality and substance of the comments posted here only reinforce my belief about the erosion of the serious-minded CBS news consumer. Firing Dan Rather and replacing him with Katie Couric was the last nail in what had been the greatest news source in American broadcasting for my entire life. The "freepers" who try to post their folksy political opinions are hoping to appeal to the lowest common denominator of American intelligence, a.k.a. CBS audience. Well the public is smarter than you think, as evidenced by CBS news ratings hitting rock bottom.
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by jperry64 September 7, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
I love those who do knee jerk reactions. The media bias shined through and the sneering comments jsut go to show that they are not for the people just for themselves. If you were open minded you would go out find the information that is out there and make up YOUR own mind and not go with the party line. I am a independant and feel that Obama will be President of this country but not now at this time. He will be ready in a few years and we will have more that Chicago political records to go by. So at this time I am in McCain''s corner and say turn the Maverick loose and watch the chaos in Washington as he beats them all over the head. I look forward to that very much.
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by rlaurann September 7, 2008 10:02 AM EDT
Oh! It did serve to rally the Democrats!!!to push just as hard as they can to see that the Republican ticket is defeated by the widest margin ever this year. It is DISGUSTING and an insult to the US and Americans to have her on a political ticket to occupy a major political office. Democrats should UNITE to FIGHT AGAINST PALIN! She is not a political lightweight, she should be nothing but a political vapor.
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by rodneyt74 September 7, 2008 6:47 AM EDT
Lets see.. Palin.. 6 years of college to get 3 year degree in Journalism. Shouldn''t that mean she can talk to press?? But she can''t even do that.. She can read a speech, but at a rally she can''t even field questions from supporters.. GEEZZZ and she is suppose to be able to step in to POTUS.. give me a break..
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by dkbab4349 September 6, 2008 1:56 PM EDT
Has anyone managed to go to Alaska to find out what Alaskan think of Palin? Come on 60 Minutes - give us some facts to work with and a variety of opinions from Alaskans to help us find out who the real Palin is. Is her government really transparent? Does she really work for the community or those who fill her pockets for the next election? Is she in touch with her community or is she really pushing her right winged religious agenda? Is she really pro-life or does she also support the death penalty?
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by cartecce September 6, 2008 1:45 PM EDT
i think that most of you people who think mrs moose palin is all that she is not telling anyone what she will do for the american people.and that old mcsane.
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by cg37102006 September 6, 2008 12:34 PM EDT
I was planning to vote for Obama-Biden before either of the conventions, so Palin''s fluff filled diatribe against Obama didnt sway me. But it did take me from neutral to sell on her. Stay in Alaska and play with your kids, Mrs Palin. Leave the running of the country to others.
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by barefootboy9 September 6, 2008 11:22 AM EDT
I just received this email from a friend that worked with me and we both are retired. I have been wondering who he would be backing and knew he was a Reagan man but didn''t know till this morning. This guy is a well educated man and he is not an Uncle Tom as many of you would say.

Barefoot,
I know this is going to surprise you but I don''t like Obama either but I think McCain is the lesser of the evils and besides he has a pretty running mate.
Barefoot, my wife is still fat and sassy, so she''s doing OK! Me, I''m doing great still pursuing my many hobbies and enjoying every minute of it. Also old Johnson is backing McCain. He said most of his Church will be voting for McCain.
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by smurfcrusher September 6, 2008 2:30 AM EDT
"I think she is a breath of fresh air. I was not going to vote, but I believe we really have someone who might be able this time to get ir right, however the only real change can be made when we get rid of all the old timers in the Senate and house and get term limits in. Get new blood in their and have real reform on lobbyist and we will see real change"

Posted by pmccollough


She''s pretty! God clearly must be on her side. He talks with her regularly. I can hear the ringing in her pretty, hollow skull.
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by dudeky September 6, 2008 12:29 AM EDT
right all the old timers up there are not doing us any good at all how along have they been sitting in washington getting paid big bucks to only get us in trouble in so far in debt and now they want change and look who they get some one from the middle east where all our money goes and military die
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by dudeky September 6, 2008 12:26 AM EDT
i really liked what rudy and sarah said about obama and his community service......what else can he do??????he can not speak only read....that is why he will not do a town hall meeting i would come ask him some questions......like if all the middle east people keep giving him money why does he not get some for all of us?????
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by heuristic1 September 5, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
The Republicans are so used to fooling and controlling the American people and getting them to pull all the right levers like trained squirrels. Sarah is just their latest Pavlovian yum yum. It appears once again that they are getting precisely the conditioned response they want.

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by pmccollough September 5, 2008 8:54 PM EDT
I think she is a breath of fresh air. I was not going to vote, but I believe we really have someone who might be able this time to get ir right, however the only real change can be made when we get rid of all the old timers in the Senate and house and get term limits in. Get new blood in their and have real reform on lobbyist and we will see real change
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by ipublius September 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
Why won''t she answer any questions? What is she hiding?
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by kight67i September 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT
One-hundred million, Are you sure? Wow, it sure doesn''t sound like it''s the poor kind that this community organizer is hanging out with.
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by Taildragrrr September 5, 2008 6:26 PM EDT
A "community organizer" is someone who doesn''t work for a living. Kind of like saying you''re a consultant when your jobless and people ask you what you do.
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by wolfi101 September 5, 2008 6:25 PM EDT
Well, I can''t speak for everyone, but it sure as rallied this Independent.

What insulting, insensitive comments for the Republicans to make. Jokes about the poor, those in service to our communities...

Simply sick.
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by jefflz-2009 September 5, 2008 3:51 PM EDT
Who is Palin to insult Obama''''s accomplishments and the intelligence of the voter. More than 18 million people voted for him. Millions of individual voters have contributed to his campaign. It would take a hundred years of every vote in Alaska for Palin to rack up that kind of record. Who is this lightweight Palin to cast stones at Obama?? We are just learning like McCain who she really is. She is a creationist, anti-environment, denier of global warming, extremist evangelical who fired a city librarian for resisting censorship. She is a double-talker who fought for huge earmarks for her tiny town. She appointed a man convicted of sexual harassment to be in charge of Public Security. She is a hypocrite who attacked Hillary as a whiner and now wants to ride Clinton''''s coat tails. She has no real education and these attempts to give a strident abuser of political power (Troopergate) credibility through The Big Lie will backfire and sink McCain. His judgment is on the line and he failed the test. If by some horrible turn of luck Palin/McCain win, then even God will not be able to save this country.
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by heuristic1 September 5, 2008 3:30 PM EDT
The Republicans are so used to fooling and controlling the American people and getting them to pull all the right levers like trained squirrels. Sarah is just their latest Pavlovian yum yum. It appears once again that they are getting precisely the conditioned response they want.

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