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The 2008 Vice Presidential Campaign of Governor Sarah Palin

CAWP Press Release 08-29-08:
Palin Selected for GOP Ticket, Second Woman VP Candidate
The Women's Vote and the 2008 Presidential Election
2007 Alaska Magazine Profile of Governor Palin
'Sexism's Coming Out Party'
By Hannah Seligson, Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2008
CAWP in the News
Many of these articles quoting CAWP faculty and staff address the Palin candidacy.
Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2008
Current women serving in statewide elective executive offices.
History of Women Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates