ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - John McCain is appealing to donors through e-mail this morning, saying the Republican ticket is the one that stands for reform in Washington.
In his acceptance speech last night, McCain vowed that as president he would end the "constant partisan rancor" in Washington. He said he'll reach out his hand to any who'll help him "get this country moving again."
In that morning e-mail, he also denounces "Democratic operatives" who he says "have stooped lowered than anyone could have imagined." The dig appears to be a reference to Palin's announcement earlier this week that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant. The Alaska governor says Internet rumors prompted her to make the revelation.
McCain and Palin left Minnesota immediately after the convention wrapped up last night. They'll campaign together today in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Obama sends female supporters to blunt Palin's impact
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Obama campaign is planning to send out some high-profile female supporters, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, to blunt Sarah Palin's potential to draw women's support to the Republican ticket.
Besides Clinton, Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas are also scheduled to campaign for Obama in the coming weeks.
Obama's chief strategist says the campaign respects John McCain's V.P. pick. David Axelrod calls Palin "a skilled politician" who's "deft at going on the attack."
Sebelius got things started yesterday, saying of Palin's acceptance speech that she had "mastered the words written by the Bush speechwriters" but didn't address the issues voters speak about every day.
Clinton is set to arrive Monday in Florida.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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