He was running out of options, he recalled, when he said to himself, “What about that lady who just got elected in Alaska?” Online research revealed that she had a strong grassroots following; as Brickley put it, “I hate to use the words ‘cult of personality,’ but she reminded me of Obama.”
- Definitely worth reading: The Insiders: How John McCain Came to Pick Sarah Palin (New Yorker)
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