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#JohnMcCain seriously considered making #JohnLieberman his running mate, but his advisers warned that #Lieberman’s Democratic history & voting record, particularly his stand in favor of #AbortionRights, would anger convention delegates & split the party. McCain instead chose the #RightWing #populist gov of Alaska, Sarah Palin, a decision he later said he regretted.

Most observers, including Lieberman, doubted that his presence on the ticket would have saved McCain from defeat by Obama….