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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:14 AM Jul 2016

Mike Pence: Sarah Palin Without The Charisma

Mike Pence: Sarah Palin Without The Charisma
Eric Schmeltzer Public Relations Consultant, www.winningprogressive.com

One source who used to work as a senior staff member in the House of Representatives told me, “Pence, smart? I used to eat salads at the Rayburn cafeteria that had more brains than Mike Pence.

That certainly fits Mike Pence. ..............
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Mike Pence: Sarah Palin Without The Charisma (Original Post) L. Coyote Jul 2016 OP
Palin had charisma? edbermac Jul 2016 #1
Yes, she actually did. Loads of it in the beginning. She fell into self parody post 2008 ashtonelijah Jul 2016 #2
Yeah, sure. Ilsa Jul 2016 #4
Palin is Palin without the charisma too Democat Jul 2016 #3

ashtonelijah

(340 posts)
2. Yes, she actually did. Loads of it in the beginning. She fell into self parody post 2008
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 02:43 AM
Jul 2016

But in the beginning, yes, very charismatic.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
4. Yeah, sure.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 09:03 AM
Jul 2016

She was a quiet governor, she turned down the "bridge to nowhere", and she opted to continue the pregnancy vs terminating after the Down Syndrome diagnosis. Her speeches were more folksy, with less word salad.

Then she went crazy over herself, started believing she was more important than she really was, and decided she was in it for the money. She learned that her popularity had brought more money into the campaign than McCain could have generated, and decided she wasn't leaving the national stage, even after being the second name on a failed ticket.

Democat

(11,617 posts)
3. Palin is Palin without the charisma too
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 07:05 AM
Jul 2016

Hopefully they both end up out of politics after the election.

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