Steve Schmidt: Without Palin, we never would have led

“I believe to this day that had she not been picked as a vice presidential candidate, we would have never been ahead, not for one second, not for one minute, not for one hour, not for one day,” Schmidt said during a speech at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
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“Her candidacy excited the Republican Party,” he added. “There was huge excitement that transformed the race.”