<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Blog Around The Clock]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://blog.coturnix.org]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Bora Zivkovic]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blog.coturnix.org/author/coturnix/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Luntz focus group &#8211; McCain&nbsp;FAIL]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/focusedthe_sequel.html" target="_blank" title="">Focused&#8211;The Sequel</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Another week, another Frank Luntz/AARP focus group of undecided voters&#8211;this one in Minneapolis and with some bad news for John McCain: they don&#8217;t like the choice of Sarah Palin for vice president.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p>Afterwards Luntz, good Republican that he is, made the case that Palin could win all these people back with a good convention speech, but that seemed far-fetched to me. They really saw this pick as a gimmick&#8211;and one that reflected badly on John McCain&#8217;s judgment.</p></blockquote>
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