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healing effect on the country.

We can't win

without our base.

Lieberman is

the right thing to do,

but the wrong way to win.

- Who all have we vetted?

- Romney, crist, pawlenty.

- We're trying to vet bloomberg.

- Who can we win with?

- None of them.

- None of them?

John, Obama just changed

the entire dynamic.

Steve:

It is a change year, sir.

We desperately need

a game-changing pick,

and none of these middle-aged

white guys are game-changers.

So... what?

I just f*** off and die?

Well, the data shows we have

four things we have to do.

We have to win back

the independents,

we have to

excite the base,

we have to distance ourselves

from the bush administration,

and we have to close

the gender gap.

How bad is the gap?

It's fatal.

You've got a 20% advantage

with men, which is great,

but a 20% deficit

with women.

You've got to pick up

Because if you're trailing

by more than five with them,

you lose.

So find me a woman.

All right, ladies.

Who's it gonna be?

Meg Whitman supports

abortion rights.

Pro-choice, pro-choice.

- Who are you?

- These solar arrays combined

will allow us to produce

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To make sure

that risk management

is the best that

we can do to secure...

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But as you know, the turnpike

ends here in Augusta.

At that point...

What was her name?

Woman:

Once Alaska is allowed

to very responsibly and

safely develop our resources,

we'll lower costs of energy

across the United States,

and then we'd be able

to secure the nation

with a clean, domestic

supply of energy.

And I say that, Charlie,

even personally.

My one and only son,

my 18-year-old,

he just signed up

for the United States army.

He's at boot camp

right now.

And I'm thinkin',

you know,

this kid is doing all

that he can within his power

to help secure and defend

the United States.

Every elected official had

better be asking themselves,

are you doing as much also?

Are you doing

all that you can?

She's a star.

She's so passionately

pro-life that at age 44,

she decided

to keep a child

that she knew mid-term

had down's syndrome.

And there's a lot more

that the base will love.

She has an 80% approval

rating in Alaska.

- The highest of any governor in the country--

- 80%?

And she got it

by taking on the oil lobby

and the republican

establishment.

She's the one who killed

the bridge to nowhere.

( Laughs ) I fought Ted

Stevens for months

on that stupid

f***ing bridge.

Rick:
Plus, she is

a devout Christian.

She's got a son about

to deploy to Iraq,

attractive mother of five.

- She likes to moose hunt.

- Moose hunt?

This is a woman

with a gun, John.

I mean, come on, the base is

gonna be doing back flips.

What does salter think?

Uh, he's worried that

she's a creationist.

Yeah, and that's exactly

why the base will love her.

Women will love her.

Plus, she gives you

distance from bush.

Furthermore,

she's so outside the box

that she helps you

recapture the Maverick label,

which will win back

independents.

She's everything we need.

You don't think she might be

too outside the box?

Huh. Well, that's what makes

her such a Maverick choice.

So is picking lieberman.

That'd be pretty

goddamn mavericky.

Sir, we live in

the age of YouTube

and the 24-hour

news cycle.

How else

do you think a man

who has absolutely no

major life accomplishments

is beating an American

hero by double digits?

He's simply sailing on his

charisma and star power.

We need to create a dynamic

moment in this campaign

or we're dead.

You think she's that good?

She could be.

And we can vet her

in five days?

We can.

The vet has to be

as thorough for her

as it was for all

the other candidates.

Culvahouse says

he can do it, so...

The clock

is ticking, sir.

If you are going to seriously

consider the governor of Alaska,

you have to call her now.

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Woman:
You know, Governor,

these gas prices

- are killing us.

- Oh, my goodness, don't I know it.

They're killing

me and Todd, too.

Hey, how are ya?

But once Alaska

is allowed to very safely

and responsibly

develop our resources,

we'll lower cost of energy

across the entire nation.

You keep giving

'em hell, Governor.

Aw, thanks.

Nice talking to ya.

Mom, can we go on

the roller coaster now?

Yeah.

No, of course, honey.

- Hey, Bristol?

- Yeah?

Can you hold Trig?

I'm gonna take Piper on the roller coaster.

- Sure.

- There you go.

- There you go, buddy.

- ( Cell phone ringing )

- Mom.

- Just one second, hon.

This is Sarah.

Thank you for coming on

such short notice, Governor.

Should this go

according to plan,

we will take you to meet

Senator McCain at his compound

first thing in the morning.

Now, if he chooses you

to be his running mate,

you will instantly become

one of the most famous

people on the planet.

Your life will be

investigated,

manipulated, distorted,

and you will lose

any semblance of privacy.

Knowing this,

are you 100% committed

to going forward

with this project?

Absolutely.

I have a servant's heart.

And if you really think

I can help this ticket,

if you really think

I can help this country,

then absolutely--

I'll do this with ya.

Your private life

will be subjected

to harsh,

often unfair attacks.

Nothing can

prepare you for...

How ugly this can be.

Not--

I do understand that.

Here's the deal.

I went through

a tough primary in Alaska,

and I know how ugly

it can get.

Well, Governor,

things can get

quite a bit rougher

on the national stage.

I don't know,

Alaska's pretty rough.

Steve:
Now, you and

Senator McCain

have a difference of opinion

on several issues.

He is pro-life, but he's

in favor of exceptions

in the case of rape, incest or

a mother's life being at risk.

- You are not.

- That is correct.

I am unapologetically

pro-life.

Senator McCain supports

stem cell research.

- You do not.

- That's true, I do not.

John McCain would never ask you

to contradict your beliefs,

but we expect you

to support his positions.

And we may ask you

to appear in ads

advocating those positions.

Do you have

a problem with that?

No, I don't.

Not at all.

Senator McCain can count

on my full support.

I would be so proud to be

a member of his team.

Do you reject

the theory of evolution?

I'm the daughter

of a science teacher.

My dad showed me

fossils growing up.

I know about evolution.

I accept evolution.

But I will never deny

that I see the hand of God

in this beautiful creation

that is earth.

I'm really glad

that you're asking me

these types

of questions.

Why is that?

It's important that you know

exactly what you're getting.

A.B.:

John, let me be very clear.

Every other vet we did was over

a four-to-eight-week period.

This vet has been compiled

in absolute secrecy

in less than five days.

I understand.

Well, in doing

a vet this fast,

there's certainly

the possibility

that we may have

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