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Campaign Blunders

Title: Campaign Blunders

Published: Thu, 11 Sep 2008

Description: Lipstick and other campaign miscues have stolen the thunder from the Democrats' rousing convention in August. FOX25 Political Editor Joe Battenfeld has the story.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=7412056

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" Farrakhan lipstick controversy. Still dominating the campaign. The comment made by Barack Obama just the latest in a wave of missed -- by the Democrats that's at least according to our political editor Joe Battenfeld job."

" Bob -- that is true I mean nothing much is gone right for Obama since his convention and now his running mate isn't helping either. You can put -- the topic. This development. What else can go wrong for Democrats. And I also told that oh how about Joe Biden exhorting a guy in a wheelchair to stand -- shot courtesy -- full. God love what am -- talking about. I tell you what you make -- everybody else stand up both well. Good recovery -- much better than your head shaking attempt to appease Hillary Clinton supporters in New Hampshire by making this stunning claim."

" She's easily qualified to be vice president and I states of America and quite frankly. That might have been a better pick -- me but -- first rate."

" It's like a really bad Disney. Though even Matt Damon is joining the democratic. -- parade taking this slap -- Sarah Palin. Just. Hockey mom from Alaska and she's the president and it's like she's facing down Vladimir Putin's and you know using the you know that the folks and stuff she learned hockey you know -- you know it's it's it's it's absurd way to go -- insult hockey moms that'll get Obama elected."

" And further angering Pailin sympathizers the outrageous claim by south Carolina's democratic leader that her only qualification. For the VP nomination was not having an abortion and all this coming just two weeks after Obama delivered a rousing acceptance speech helping him to open up the lead in the polls the lead now wiped out by a stunning series of blunders. And leaning Democrats worrying. That there are tanking yet another election I'd say -- stand up workshop. Nights now the good news for Democrats this -- long way to go nearly eight weeks plenty of time for Republicans. To make blunders to. Joe Battenfeld Fox25. News."

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