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Now what’s a Dem to do?

Monday brought the hurricane, Tuesday teenage pregnancy, Wednesday an anxiously awaited Alaskan VP speech, and Thursday a town hall style declaration announcing John McCain as the official candidate for the Republican Party. It could have been — perhaps should have been — a disaster, but the RNC pulled through. So now what are the Democrats to do?

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Monday brought the hurricane, Tuesday teenage pregnancy, Wednesday an anxiously awaited Alaskan VP speech, and Thursday a town hall style declaration announcing John McCain as the official candidate for the Republican Party. It could have been — perhaps should have been — a disaster, but the RNC pulled through. So now what are the Democrats to do? The Takeaway talks strategy with Jeff Zeleny, New York Times reporter on the trail with Obama camp. Guest: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times political reporting covering the Obama campaign