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Opinion: Sarah Palin is soooo yesterday, a Barack Obama backer insists

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A couple of the warm-up acts on today’s campaign trail couldn’t resist trying to make the most of their short time in the spotlight, perhaps reflecting the intensifying fervor among partisans in the presidential race.

The Ticket previously took note of a questionable prayer offered on behalf of John McCain in Iowa (he was not present when a local preacher appeared to define the election as a battle among competing relgious beliefs).

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In Philadelphia, meanwhile, where Barack Obama was making the rounds, the city’s mayor made clear his dismissive attitude toward McCain’s running mate, The Times’ Seema Mehta relates.

‘I have zero interest in Sarah Palin,’ Mayor Michael Nutter said at one of the rallies where he introduced Obama. ‘Sarah Palin’s 15 minutes were up a long time ago.’

His honor presumably will not be among those paying attention when Palin helps start the pro hockey game in his hometown tonight.

-- Don Frederick

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