Clift: Palin ‘Helped Destroy’ Any Chance McCain Had, ‘Basically Regarded As a Joke By Much of the American Electorate’

Eleanor Clift on 1/22/16 "McLaughlin Group"
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The Daily Beast’s Eleanor Clift argued that former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin “helped destroy” any chance Senator John McCain (R-AZ) had of winning the 2008 election and is “basically regarded as a joke by much of the American electorate” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.”

Clift said Palin, “helped destroy what little chance John McCain had of becoming president, because as a vice presidential running mate, she had zero credibility. And I think if Trump continues to talk about how she’ll play a role in his administration, that’s not going to help him, if indeed he does win the nomination and wants to look like he has some credibility as a leader of this country. I mean, she’s basically regarded as a joke by much of the American electorate, I believe.”

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