The "presidential scholars" however, are not objective; their "scholarliness" is nothing more than Democratic partisanship. Nevertheless, a lot of blogs and websites have quoted the above statement as if it were the unvarnished truth.
The McCain campaign looked into the charge and tells us who these "scholars" are:
After reading this article, the McCain campaign issued the following statement: “The authors quote four scholars attacking Gov. Palin’s fitness for the office of vice president. Among them, David Kennedy is a maxed-out Obama donor, Joel Goldstein is also an Obama donor, and Doris Kearns Goodwin has donated exclusively to Democrats this cycle. Finally, Matthew Dallek is a former speech writer for Dick Gephardt. This is not a story about scholars questioning Gov. Palin’s credentials so much as partisan Democrats who would find a reason to disqualify or discount any nominee put forward by Sen. McCain.”
In other words, Politico's article and "scholars" are a bunch of crap.
Hat tip: Protein Wisdom and Patterico's Pontifications
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