CHAPTER TEN
Two Very Different Men
After making peace with Hillary, Obama plays it safe and chooses Biden for VP. But McCain takes a bold gamble: Palin will be his running mate.
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Mark Halperin
Editor at large and senior political analyst for Time Magazine, he co-authored The Way to Win.
Tom Daschle
The former Senate majority leader discusses both Sens. Obama and McCain.
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