Dick Cheney: Picking Palin Was A ‘Mistake’

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in a Sunday-aired interview that John McCain made a “mistake” by selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008.

Speaking to ABC in an interview that was excerpted on “This Week,” Cheney called Palin an “attractive” candidate but said, “I don’t think she passed that test — of being ready to take over. And so I think that was a mistake.”

To date, McCain stands by his decision to pick Palin.

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