He had narrowed his choice of running mate to three. There was Palin, governor of Alaska, a hard-right populist and political neophyte. There were two experienced moderates, Tim Pawlenty, then governor of Minnesota, and Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts...
Romney was the Republican nominee in 2012, losing to Obama. Trump followed in 2016, blowing the party establishment out of the water with a campaign of anger, controversy and hatred then beating Hillary Clinton in the general election.
‘Let’s do it’: John McCain knew Palin VP pick was a huge gamble, new book says
Reporter says 2008 Republican nominee mimed rolling dice and said ‘Fuck it’ before picking hard-right Trump precursor.
(John McCain with Sarah Palin. McCain died in 2018 but remains a figurehead of sorts for the few Republicans who defy Trump. Photograph: Joshua Lott/Reuters)
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