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--The campaign's "novelty has worn off,'' said Representative Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat. The Obama campaign "seems to have lost its speed, its response time.''
--Palin's arrival has allowed the Republicans to have "their best week in four years,'' said Representative Artur Davis, an Alabama Democrat.
--McCain's choice of Palin "allowed the McCain campaign to change the narrative away from McCain being an extension of Bush,'' said Democratic strategist Jenny Backus.
