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McCain ran as the outsider, the maverick who went his own ways and opposed corruption and the same-old-politics. He electrified the nation and solidified his base among conservatives by naming Alaska governor [[Sarah Palin]] as his running mate. One of his TV commercials summed it up:

McCain ran as the outsider, the maverick who went his own ways and opposed corruption and the same-old-politics. He electrified the nation and solidified his base among conservatives by naming Alaska governor [[Sarah Palin]] as his running mate. One of his TV commercials summed it up:

:"The original mavericks. He fights pork barrel spending. She stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. He took on the drug industry. She took on big oil. He battled Republicans and reformed Washington. She battled Republicans and reformed Alaska. They'll make history.  They'll change Washington. McCain. Palin. Real change."<ref> See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIaqCjvLpU for YouTube version, Sept. 8, 2008 ]</ref>  

:"The original mavericks. He fights pork barrel spending. She stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. He took on the drug industry. She took on big oil. He battled Republicans and reformed Washington. She battled Republicans and reformed Alaska. They'll make history.  They'll change Washington. McCain. Palin. Real change."<ref> See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIaqCjvLpU for YouTube version, Sept. 8, 2008 ]</ref>  

He lost the election to his opponent, the Democratic nominee, [[Barrack Obama]].

He lost the election to his opponent, the Democratic nominee, [[Barack Obama]].