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Friday, August 29, 2008

Sarah Palin pick = gimmick:

Andrew Sullivan:
... this struck me as a desperate and possibly disastrous ploy for the McCain campaign, a self-evident gimmick, driven by the demands of campaigning, not the duty of governing."
Anonymous Liberal:
... I have a feeling this pick may come across as very "gimmicky" to a lot voters.
Charles Homans (at the Washington Monthly):
... the Palin choice does have a gimmicky quality to it ...
AMERICAblog:
This is a gimmick -- a pure political gimmick.
Chuck Todd:
This could look like a gimmick.       It's gimmicky, and the gimmick could wear out."
And other commentators 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

gimmick:
1. an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.


2 comments

If I remember correctly, "The Contract with America" was a gimmick, too.

By Blogger Erick L., at 8/29/2008 9:21 PM  

As it turned out, it was "The Contract on America"

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8/30/2008 8:15 AM  

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