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Sarah Palin's candidacy for Vice President of the United States was publicly announced by then-presumptive Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain on August 29, 2008. As part of the McCain presidential campaign, Palin, then the incumbent Governor of Alaska, was officially nominated by acclamation at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 3. The McCain-Palin ticket lost the 2008 presidential election on November 4 to the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket. ==Selection== Senator John McCain began a search for a running mate to join the Republican ticket after clinching the Republican nomination. Former candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were mentioned as possibilities, as were many other leaders in the Republican Party and the business world.〔 〕 Over Memorial Day weekend, McCain invited Romney, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to his Sedona, Arizona ranch for informal get-togethers intended to assess personal chemistry for possible running mate selection. McCain then announced plans to reveal his running mate the day following the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, and just a few days before the start of the Republican National Convention. During the running mate deliberations, McCain had favored Joe Lieberman, who shared his romantic sense of righteousness and honor.〔Thomas, ''"A Long Time Coming"'', pp. 120–122.〕 But the opposition from social conservatives, who objected to Lieberman's pro-choice views, was too strong,〔 and a Lieberman pick might have caused a floor fight at the upcoming convention.〔 McCain wanted someone who would shake up the race and reinforce his image as a maverick, so he decided against more conventional choices on his short list including Romney and Governor Tim Pawlenty.〔 McCain had only talked to her a few times, and the campaign's vetting operation had mostly relied on Internet searches to check her background.〔Thomas, ''"A Long Time Coming"'', pp. 122–125.〕 Palin's career in Alaska had shown maverick tendencies similar to McCain's,〔 and McCain hoped that Palin's youth, reformist record, appeal to social conservatives, and appeal to disaffected Hillary Clinton voters would outweigh her lack of national and international visibility and experience.〔 According to the book ''Game Change'', on the weekend before John McCain made his vice-presidential pick, McCain's advisor Arthur Culvahouse asked attorney Ted Frank to prepare a written vetting report on Sarah Palin:〔Heilemann and Halperin, ''Game Change'', p. 362.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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